MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑02‑08 | 61 | 214 | Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Radar Bombing Today: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The primary target was bombed using PFF on the wing leader. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Langlois, Robert Ezra⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Fornear, Thomas Southern⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Flynn, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hardtmann, Arnold John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Smart, Samuel Hayes⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Nutt, Oliver Wayne⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marshall, Milford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kerr, Robert Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |