| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑24 | 243 | 760, Task Forces 1 & 2 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Kirch Göns, Germany |
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Various Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations for today's mission. The first formation formed the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing C Group (41C Group) as part of 8th Air Force Mission 760 Task Force 2, while the second formation, comprised of aircraft that had landed at Horham Airfield, Station 118, the previous day, flew in squadron strength with the 13th Combat Bombardment Wing F Group (13F Squadron) as part of 8th Air Force Mission 760 Task Force 1. Other 384th aircraft participated with other units as indicated in Sortie comments. The 41C Group attacked their primary target, an airfield at Kirch Göns, Germany, and most returned to Grafton Underwood, except as noted. The 13F Squadron was unable to pick up their primary target in the bombsight so they attacked their secondary target, railroad marshaling yards at Kaiserslautern, Germany, by visual means: all 13F Squadron aircraft were diverted to Sudbury Airfield, Station 174, on their return due to inclement weather. |
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| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41C Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167, due to weather. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38616 ⇗ | 546th | BK*K | not known | Pierce, Howard Bundy |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Oosterhof, Franklin Gerald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McGahey, Thomas Levert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stern, Paul Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Stickling, John Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Finley, Carl Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sandidge, Robert Magnus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hinojos, Charles Acevedo⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Tobman, Milton (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Austin, Ralph Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |