| 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 | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24578 ⇗ | 547th | SO*U | OLD RELIABLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bertram, Harold John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Heiss, John Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Johnson, Robert O (1943)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Osepchook, Arthur John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hardy, Emmet Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |