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: Wing deputy, 41st B Combat Wing. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37801 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | DYNAMITE EXPRESS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Urton, Raymond Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Jackson, Billy J (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pharr, Keating Sams⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |