MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑13 | 107 | 355 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Clouds Hide Primary - Again!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 40th Combat Bombardment Wing, and as the high squadron of the high composite group of the 41st CBW on today's mission. The primary target was completely hidden by cloud cover, so the secondary was attacked by both Wings using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑102500 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | not known | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
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 | Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cain, John Bruce⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |