MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑09 | 208 | 670 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97948 ⇗ | 546th | BK*U | HELL ON WINGS | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Williams, Samuel Brown⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Grady, George James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Owens, Buddy Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Brooker, Cameron Hutchison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Browne, Erle Royden⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kaloc, Edward Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Price, William Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |