| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead |
Unknown (Dead-Reckoning) Location: About 10 miles NW of Osnabrück (52°23'N,7°40'E), Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5838 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | MAD MONEY II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Jackson, Billy J (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leigh, James Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |