| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Lead Squadron. Knocked down by FLAK. Flak destroyed the front of the aircraft "back to the cockpit instrument panel" killing the Co-Pilot, Navigator and Togglier. The rest of the crew bailed out, and all were taken POW except the Ball Turret Gunner who was missing and presumed to have died under unknown circumstances. The aircraft hit the ground a few miles north of Neuried, Germany (between Munich and Oberpfaffenhofen). |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107064 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | MISS FITT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Anthony, Thomas John⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | GiGuere, Henry Paul⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Togglier | Yeager, George Hallow, Jr⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Whitley, William Martin⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Golka, Larry John⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 7553⇗ |