| 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: Lead group. Attacked by enemy aircraft immediately after bombs away; at 0957 hrs he called for permission to land in Switzerland because of four wounded crewmen and three engines out. Force-landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland. MACR 7280 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97237 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | ROYAL FLUSH II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mount, Dick Wilson⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Co-pilot | Stuempfle, Robert Alan⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Navigator | Rouse, Robert Lyle⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Togglier | Rients, Vernon William⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Radio Operator | Elias, Donald John⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bond, Thomas William⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Ball Turret | Horetski, Frank Vanetine⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Fiederowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kurz, Anthony Louis⇗ | 547 | Interned |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 7280⇗ |