| 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) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: High group. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Rasmussen, John Christian⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burns, Arlington (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Bellovary, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Russell, Lester Hebran, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Erich, Milton Benjamin⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |