| 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: Lead Group Hot Camera Ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Plowman, Noel Elwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Ferguson, Lawrence Winston⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hart, Carl Johnston⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Maxa, Gordon Raymond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cameron, Robert Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Oliva, Armando (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Grams, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anderson, Frank Julius⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |