| 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: Released 25 parcels of G-27 'nickles' (propaganda leaflets) and six 500-pound general-purpose bombs on the target. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Lingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Foster, James Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Duffy, John H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Birch, Frank Austin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corfield, Robert Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |