| 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: FLIGHT TIME 7:30 |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24560 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | LITTLE AUDREY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Clark, Alfred Albert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |