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: Low Squadron lead. 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 | 42‑30033 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA | Foster, Ewing H |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ryberg, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |