| 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 |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crashed on takeoff; aircraft a 'complete wreck', all crew survived, two seriously injured, one minor injuries. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97263 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | LADY MARGARET |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Whitesides, John B⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Moxley, John C⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Miner, Alfred Norris⇗ | 547 | Seriously Wounded |
| Togglier | Huff, Robert Emil⇗ | 547 | Seriously Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Dube, Roland Raymond⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Shields, Howard Earl⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Dupas, Emmett George⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bergner, Lee Ray⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-01-10-519⇗ |