| 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 | 43‑37717 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | PRO KID |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wismer, Richard Glen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Fletcher, Graydon James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kelley, Darwin Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Bussey, Harold Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Schoebel, John Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lewis, David Bradford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cogan, Joseph Dean⇗ | 545 | Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leibel, William Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |