| 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-17G | 42‑37793 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | SPIRIT OF WINSOME WINN II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |