| 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 |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3087 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | CLEAN CUT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kew, William Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Nicklett, Charles Edwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | O'Hara, Irvan Guy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Dow, Carleton Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Miles, Harold Ruoff⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ross, James William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Baird, Ralph Edwin, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hopkins, James Russell⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lunceford, John William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Whipple, Charles Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |