| 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 |
TOO (Visual) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Freckenhorst, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | White, Dana Cales⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Fitzsimmons, Willis Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Welch, Gordon Michael⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Shipley, Charles Marion⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Connelly, Gordon Raker⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wyman, Donald George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |