MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑09‑25 | 198 | 647 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6149 ⇗ | 547th | SO*U | HOT AFTER IT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Miller, Dan Owens⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Jones, Terry Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Manners, Dale Melvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |