MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑02‑04 | 58 | 208 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Attack On Aircraft Parts Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which were assigned to fly as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Wings. Both groups completed the mission and bombed via PFF on their respective wing leads. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead, high group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1105 hrs because all four superchargers (electronic) were not giving the required pressure. Supporting documents indicate mission credit was awarded for this sortie. |
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 | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Riggins, George Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hern, Wallace Currie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Madden, Joseph Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sopher, Francis Walton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Milstead, Willard Cleo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lindsey, William Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oien, Clarence Holger⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Howard, Hiram Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |