| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑02 | 249 | 776 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gerolstein, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. The group leader's Gee-H equipment failed prior to the IP, so the high squadron led the group on the bomb run. The group did not bomb on the first run as the bombardier was not able to synchronize the bombsight to the target when visual conditions occurred too close to the bomb release point. A second run was made and bombs were released by visual means, but may have gone wide of the intended target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dulac, Albert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Manolio, Albert Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |