| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑21 | 64 | 228 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
| Big Week: Day Two: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for todays missions. They flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Wing. Finding the primary target covered with clouds, they reversed course and sought targets-of-opportunity through breaks in the clouds. Eventually, a visual attack was made on the city of Lingen, Germany, focused on the marshalling yards and surrounding industrial area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing lead, 41st B Combat Wing. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31433 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | RUM POT II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Buck, William Edward, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Garrison, Keith M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McKittrick, Vernon Russell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robison, John Timothy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martell, Warren Harding⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-02-21, Wing Lead, W. Buck, C. Stearns |