| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑04 | 49 | 174 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Port Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Bombs were released on the wing leader using PFF aiming. The group leader released his bombs late due to 'freezing of the controls,' but the majority of the group released bombs on the wing lead. The target area was obscured by clouds so the results of the bombing were unobserved. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: Apparently did not take off due to 'technical failures.' Bomb load was 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets). |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37885 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | MRS. F.D.R. / FROSTIE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Co-pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Tail Gunner | Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Scrubbed |