| 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 Comments: Low Group, Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107121 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II | Stachon, John Joseph |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Thompson, Paul Waldron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Murchan, Lawrence Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schmitzer, William James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Snyder, Henry Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gore, Oscar Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Grindell, Robert Dennis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Nielsen, Erling (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Tallmon, Raymond Dale⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |