| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑20 | 63 | 226 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
| Big Week Begins!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's operation as part of 8th Air Force Mission 226, Task Force 1. One group led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), while the other flew as the low group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group). Despite cloudy weather most of the way to the targets, they were bombed visually. The 41A Group bombed their assigned primary target, an aircraft assembly and repair facility near Leipzig, Germany. The 41B Group Bombed their assigned target, an aircraft assembly plant near Bernberg, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41B Group. Landed away at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire, on return due to low fuel. Note: the Gee-H Navigator is not identified on mission documents. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37789 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | THE LOOSE GOOSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fless, Gustave (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hunt, Leo Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Couture, Clement Adrian⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Baker, Earl Shelton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Philippi, Norbert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |