| 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) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low Squadron lead. MIA. Damaged by enemy aircraft, crashed near Kalundborg, Denmark; MACR 1483. For details, see A Dying Breed by Neal B. Dillon. |
Primary (PFF) |
| 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 | Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Morgan, Myron Clinton⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Navigator | Horsky, Marvin Lewis⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Bombardier | Wirth, Theodore Matthew⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Peifer, Wilbur Alan⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Honeycutt, John Samuel⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Craden, Solomon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Polley, George Gibson, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parker, Peter Franklin⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilrane, Harry Alexander⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 1483⇗ |