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 Comments: B wing, lead group. Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tracy, Edward Hanks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hancock, Harry Carleton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sheppard, Ralph Bartlett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Vlaun, Richard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hopkins, Robert Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Veal, Connally Hammond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Powell, Fredrick Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Balacek, Richard William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Surowiec, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |