| 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) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37816 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | BIG STUPE V |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Bouvier, James Andrew⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Kranick, Martin Everett⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Morris, Richard William⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Watson, Henry Overholt⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rodden, Elvie Lawrence⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Ordaz, Armando Noriega⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Edwards, William Leroy⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | LaBelle, Joseph Adrian⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |