MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑08‑05 | 173 | 519 | Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead, low group. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Kass, Robert Hiler⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Swan, John Loyal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Radakovitz, Herman Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Adorni, Roy Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Brown, James Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Chambers, James Melvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Sutphin, Richard Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Meyers, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Briones, Leon Humberto⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |