MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑07‑16 | 158 | 476 | Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Again to Munich: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, the fifth of seven wings of Air Task Force #1, on today's mission. Again the weather required the use of PFF aiming for dropping the bomb loads. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing Lead. This PFF ship was provided by the 305th BG, with a radar navigator, 1Lt Albert G D'Amico, from the 306th BG. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97543 ⇗ | 422nd (305th BG) | JJ*F | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | Non384 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Froebel, Ronald Holcomb⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | Non384 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sapolin, Morton (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | D'Emilio, Nick Victor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1944-07-16, Wing Lead, D. Smith, R. Pryor (Non-384th) |