| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑23 | 80 | 275 | Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
| Targets of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations in the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-three aircraft formed the lead group of the Wing, under the command of Brigadier General Robert Travis, and six aircraft formed the lead squadron of the composite high group. Weather conditions prevented the Wing from attacking the primary or secondary targets, leading to the selection of targets of opportunity (TOO) for bombing (different TOO for each of the two 384th formations). | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy, lead group. |
TOO (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Freckenhorst, 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 | Corcoran, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Stewart, Gilman Carter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Collins, Bernard John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Murphy, David Williams⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Bowles, Charles Percy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hailey, Harold Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Tenborg, George Laurence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Thompson, James Westerfield⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leonard, Frank Valentine⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Slife, Harry Frances⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |