| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑21 | 163 | 486 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
| Ludwigshfen Industries Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission, except for the high section of the high group which was made up of three aircraft from the 303rd BG at Molesworth, Station 107. The wing leader decided to bypass the primary target when he found it unsuitable for visual bombing. He opted to attack the PFF secondary, an industrial district that was better-suited to PFF attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead group. Turned back over England because he could not locate formation after taking off late - navigator had overslept, and in his report stated he had difficulty performing navigation tasks. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cole, Alfred Holton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Henson, William Alvin, II⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Floyd, Lewis Wardlaw⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Sellars, William Isaac⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, Sterling Elwin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Ragsdale, Boyce J T⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Fisher, James Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scudday, Warren Boyce⇗ | 544 | Aborted |