| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑11 | 88 | 298 | Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
| 384th Overcomes Weather: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing 'A' on today's mission, providing the lead group and the high squadron of the high composite group. Weather challenged the navigator and bombardier in the vicinity of the target, but there was enough visibility to identify and accurately bomb the primary target on the first bomb run - from an altitude of 11,800 feet! | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead, lead group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| 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 | Urton, Raymond Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Castleman, Milton Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hock, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ackerson, Donald Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Treat, Royal DeWitt⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Loomis, Dorman George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hubbard, Warren Emmett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leigh, James Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |