MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at West Malling, Kent, due to low fuel. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑30026 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BATTLEWAGON | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Celentano, Frank A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McClanahan, James Clifton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gerow, Francis (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Laviolette, Roland Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Majewski, Casmer Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Schimenek, John Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |