| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑29 | 98 | 327 | Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. Bombing was done in wing formation on wing lead, with unobserved results. This was a particularly costly mission for the Eighth Air Force: 63 heavy bombers of the 679 dispatched failed to return. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97273 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | ACES & ATES | Konzem, Hubert Philip |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Strand, Robert Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Froebel, Ronald Holcomb⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Umstattd, James McNutt⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Brown, Sherwood Gilbert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Grosbier, Gordon Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | D'Emilio, Nick Victor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | D'Amelio, Vincent Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gent, Daniel Barry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cain, John Bruce⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |