| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑05 | 173 | 519 | Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
| Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High section deputy, high group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Ferguson, Lawrence Winston⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hart, Carl Johnston⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Maxa, Gordon Raymond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cameron, Robert Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Oliva, Armando (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Grams, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anderson, Frank Julius⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |