MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑07‑11 | 155 | 466 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
First 384th Munich Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. A long mission, the wing was airborne for over four-and-a-half hours before dropping its bombs using PFF aiming. The return flight was another four hours. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low group lead. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97824 ⇗ | 544th | SU*U | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Lane, Edward William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Kelley, Robert Encil⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Melchionni, Bruno Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Cooper, Leo Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Morlan, Emil Clayton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Miller, Harold Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cornair, Russell John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bemis, Forrest James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1944-07-11, Low Group Lead, E. Lane, R. Kelley |