MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑19 | 241 | 756 | Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew only twelve of the planned thirty-nine aircraft on today's mission. After the first twelve took off (all squadron leads and deputies, and six aircraft of the lead squadron), Wing advised Group of a 30 minute delay, so remaining aircraft were held on the ground. A heavy fog settled in preventing any further takeoffs, so the twelve aircraft already airborne completed the mission. On return they were diverted to Swansea, Wales, landing at RAF Fairwood Common. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37917 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | PAULINE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rex, Kenneth Monroe⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Co-pilot | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Navigator | Carr, Robert John⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Bombardier | Slachetka, Henry Joseph⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Radio Operator | Mulvey, Lawrence Vernon⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Engineer/Top Turret | Cunningham, John F⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Ball Turret | Holmes, Edwin Lamar⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Tail Gunner | Hughes, Ralph B⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casagrande, Mario Joseph⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |