MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑08‑18 | 182 | 561 | Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Tactical Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Although the visibility in the target area was reasonably good - the lead and low groups bombed on the first run - the high group bombardier was unable to sight the target until too late to bomb. A second run was unsuccessful because the target was obscured by smoke from prior bombing. The high group then proceeded to attack the briefed secondary target with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High group flying spare; joined formation. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Eindhoven Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
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 |