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 | 42‑29688 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | KAYO |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Smith, Paul Matthew, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kontur, William John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bean, George Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Franzo, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Pierce, Lee Clifton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Egger, Richard Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Egger, Robert Ross⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gabriel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Odom, Rufus Thurman, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |