MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑09‑25 | 198 | 647 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: C Wing, lead Squadron. Aborted due to personnel illness. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑98000 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | FIGHTIN' HEBE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Merlis, Albert L⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Bombardier | Feider, Leo John⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Woloszyk, Leonard John⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Oberle, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |