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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying Spare; joined formation. Landed away at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, due to weather. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Undetermined Type: Industry Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑31740 ⇗ | 546th | BK*T | not known | Konzem, Hubert Philip |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | June, Glenn Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Melsen, Howard Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jackson, William McClean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cicci, Joseph Leonard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hansen, Svend Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Aplin, William Carlton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bagosy, Paul Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Shukaitis, George Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |