| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑29 | 55 | 198 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Technology Trumps Overcast Targets: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing B wing. Bombs were released using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead group. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37974 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SECTION 8 |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Orth, Jay Shaffer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dudley, John Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Stauffer, Karl Fred⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |