| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑20 | 257 | 801 | Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crash landed near Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107 due to weather and engine failures; 2 crew killed, 7 seriously injured. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38542 ⇗ | 547th | SO*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fleshman, Warren Gray⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Laney, John Neal⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Navigator | Silverman, Murray Carlton⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Togglier | Decker, Floyd Virgil⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Richardson, William Harrison⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Woodruff, Walter Charles, Jr⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Mitchell, Oreal Hugh⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Tail Gunner | Galetto, Anthony J⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Baumann, Frederick Herman⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-01-20-527⇗ |