| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑18 | 76 | 264 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
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Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations for today's mission. A group size formation led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, while a squadron size formation led the high composite group of the same wing. All targets were attacked by visual means.
Five aircraft of High Composite Group, led by Capt J M Merritt, bombed an airfield in the vicinity of Memmingen, Germany as a Last Resort Target: they were unable to drop on the primary target because another formation was below them. |
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| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41st Combat Bombardment Wing Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97477 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | PORKY'S PIG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Buck, William Edward, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Armstrong, Lloyd Rowland⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wilson, Eugene Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kinney, William Brownie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Carroll, George Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Renfro, Alvin Everette⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Thurman, Fillman Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bailey, Everett Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Voorhees, Ralph Warner⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blankenship, Doye Herman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-03-18, 41st Combat Bomb Wing Lead, W. Buck, L. Armstrong |