| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron lead; turned back over Denmark at 1120 hrs because #2 supercharger was running away; jettisoned bombs in North Sea |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Co-pilot | Schock, George William⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Ball Turret | Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | Returned To Base |