| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑29 | 85 | 284 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Undetermined Type: Industry Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31435 ⇗ | 544th | SU*S | WEST END |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Earle, Guy Harmon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Grilli, Eugene Philip⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Pizzi, Frank Benjamin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Duncan, Sam Park, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Piemonte, Guiseppe Mario⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Robertson, James Roman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Massengale, Arnold Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilkins, John Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |