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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Stier, George Withers⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Bertram, Harold John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harvey, Ralph Oscar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Heine, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Kane, Francis Patrick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | David, Alfred Alme⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Mock, Melvin Bert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Norton, Richard Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Duddy, Martin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |