| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑05 | 50 | 176 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Smokescreen Not Effective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was CAVU, and a defensive smokescreen failed to hide the target, permitting a successful visual attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31246 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Briley, Scott Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Merlo, Samuel Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Griffith, Leonard Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sylvia, Joseph Herbert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stuhl, Walter Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | House, Horace Doster, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Day, Huley Newton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wolfe, Clark Benjamin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wallo, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |