| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑19 | 161 | 482 | Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
| 384th Leads 1st Division: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, leading the First Bombardment Division with Col. William L Travis as air commander. While visibility was good in the target area, results of the bombing were mixed. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low group. Attacked by enemy aircraft immediately after bombs away; #1 engine caught fire and exploded in a puff of smoke; aircraft fell out of formation and started gliding down slowly; one enemy aircraft followed him down, firing; plane later exploded in mid-air; no chutes seen; crashed near Perchting, Germany. MACR 7279 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97178 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | SWEET MAMA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Mueller, Franklyn Wilbur⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Navigator | Pratt, Frederick Willis, Jr⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Bombardier | Warren, Lawrence Chester⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Harbrecht, Robert Francis⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Morris, Edward John⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Butcher, Buford Eugene⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Seibert, Martin Bruce⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | 545 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 7279⇗ |