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) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38927 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Fisher, Robert Jeremy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Robilotta, Robert Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bink, Howard Hill⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Foust, John Monroe, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Kennebeck, Edwin Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Goode, Joseph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Rauch, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Panici, Raymond Arnold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |