| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑11‑27 | 231 | 727 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
| Weather Cooperates: The 384th provided three squadrons forming the lead group of the 41st Bomb Wing A Wing. A Gee-H bombing run was started at the IP, but the weather changed to CAVU leaving enough time to complete a visual bomb run. Results were deemed 'very good.' | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Flew entire mission but could not drop bombs: bomb bay doors would not open either electrically or manually. Bomb load returned to base. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6141 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | SNEAKIN DEACON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McKone, Joseph F⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Davis, James Buford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |