| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑11 | 62 | 218 | Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Visual Attack Despite Confusion: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Due to confusion near the IP, this group dropped bombs on (or near) a Luftwaffe airfield, using visual sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Last seen approaching French Coast making a left turn losing altitude, going into a steep spiral and into a dive at 10,000 ft; fire in bomb-bay, from several accounts in the MACR; crashed near Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville, France. MACR 2529 |
TOO (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39962 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Widener, Seth Grenell, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Reid, Harvey William⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Navigator | Wickman, Alfred Louis⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Bombardier | Gerber, Leonard (NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Smith, William Edward⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cifelli, George Emil⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Mosbey, James Millard⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Mize, Walter Alvest, Jr⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Boon, Howard Goodall, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Santosuosso, John Peter⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2529⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 716⇗ |