| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑03 | 57 | 206 | Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Challenging Weather: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to lead the bomber stream of six combat bombardment wings as the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Wing). Due to clouds in the assembly area, the low group lost contact with the lead group, finally tacking on to the 303rd Bomb Group in the 41B Wing. Bombs were dropped using PFF aiming of the lead ship. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Group. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31045 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Maahs, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kranick, Martin Everett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Reedy, Delbert Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rubinson, Harold David⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bratko, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |