| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑04 | 171 | 514 | Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
| V-Weapon Laboratory Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The long haul to Peenemünde on the Baltic - over 10 hours total flying time - was rewarded with visual bombing conditions at the primary target. Crews felt that the target area was well hit. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clements, Ben Hill, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barion, Chester Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kramer, Marvin Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Susan, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gillespie, Keith Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McGuire, James Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fullerton, Charles Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |