| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑05 | 50 | 176 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Smokescreen Not Effective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was CAVU, and a defensive smokescreen failed to hide the target, permitting a successful visual attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29632 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | CASED ACE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Copeland, Carter Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Morris, Richard William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dahms, Rex John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Douglas, James Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilson, Jerome Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |