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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Dodson, Lee White⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Proctor, John Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gary, Joseph Shirley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McClure, Oscar Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Nieters, George Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schulz, Russell Lloyd⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Fox, Fred Calvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Northrup, Robert Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Luciano, Fred Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |