| 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: High 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-17G | 42‑37816 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | BIG STUPE V |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Edwards, Floyd Clinton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bailey, Everett Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McKittrick, Vernon Russell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hopper, Hugh David⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Smith, Roger Carlton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Johnson, James Hansel, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Fleming, Paul Hane⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zink, Chester Harvey⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Folmar, Warren Alexander⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |