| 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 deputy, lead group. Landed away at Horham on return with wounded tail gunner. |
TOO Location: [unknown city], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37776 ⇗ | 546th | BK*R | LADY DREW | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wehry, George Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Indest, Joseph Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Marvin, William Vern⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Montagne, Henry Julien Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Eklund, Howard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Henken, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Goddard, Kenneth Douglas⇗ | 546 | Seriously Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jacobson, Donald Roger⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Louden, Jack Elmer⇗ | 546 | Wounded |