| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑22 | 45 | 161 | Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
| Unknown Location Bombed: Due to the lead (PFF) aircraft having aborted, the deputy lead (without PFF) attempted to release bombs based on formation ahead of them. Location of the target attacked is approximate, based on dead-reckoning navigation over 10/10 cloud cover. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lt Col. Buck Flight Leader; aircraft and crew supplied by 482BG at Alconbury; aborted (landed at Alconbury); on approach to enemy coast lost #2 supercharger and pilot's oxygen system sprang a leak; signalled deputy lead to take over and turned back. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑3491 ⇗ | 812th (482nd BG) | MI*G | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Buck, William Edward, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Aborted |
| Pilot | Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | Non384 | Aborted |