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: Low Squadron lead, low group. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31495 ⇗ | 544th | SU*R | WABBIT TWACKS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Kennedy, John Benton, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hedin, Carl Anton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Altman, Murray David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fallesen, Wayne Peter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | McCracken, Dwight Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | O'Leary, Edward Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Leibring, Clarence Paul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |