| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑27 | 244 | 764 | Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
| Tactical Support For Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron lead. Aborted over base due to instrument failure; bombs jettisoned. |
Primary (GH) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8401 ⇗ | 544th | SU*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Carnes, Joe Ross, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Pilot | Gabel, Raymond John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Newman, David E⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | McCarthy, Robert George⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Reed, Ira Ottinger, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Snow, James Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Airhart, L G⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Spradlin, Clifford Wright⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Kolinek, Henry Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Daniel, Paul Fitzgerald⇗ | 544 | Aborted |