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 |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at Deenethorpe Airfield, AAF Station 128. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑39131 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | PRIMO'S GIN MILL | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Yerrick, Allen Gould⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Barr, David T⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Banks, Clyde P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gardner, Charles L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rogers, Donald Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Carney, Walter Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Haney, Milton J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hunt, Harry B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |