MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑10 | 254 | 789 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Saxton, John C⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Crampton, Robert Byron⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Aborted |