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: Low Squadron. Crash-landed on a golf course near Brighton, Sussex, on return; plane rtd to service after a month. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37793 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | SPIRIT OF WINSOME WINN II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hunt, George Sylvester⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Moody, Ivan Everett⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
Bombardier | Miller, Ellis Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wright, William Clifford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Moore, Lloyd Welch Ace⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Smith, Luther Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kushner, Jack (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ecker, John Erie⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hallam, Harley Ross⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Story | The Spirit of Winsome Winn II |