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, deputy wing lead. PFF ship. Led wing on bomb run due to failure of equipment on lead aircraft - the PFF on this ship went out momentarily on first bomb run, forcing a second one. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97986 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Malone, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hayes, Edgar Jerome, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Richert, Clarendon George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brenner, John Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Zink, Frank John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Summers, Leonard Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hoechst, Joseph Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Okert, Fred Harry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |