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. PFF & Gee-H ship, both of which failed prior to target, necessitating having the deputy lead the bomb run. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8047 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Z | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Myrick, Kenneth Delay⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lucyshyn, John (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Williams, Evan Letcher⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Leahy, Leo Alton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Malone, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Beese, Arthur Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Maddock, Walter James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Blickstein, Martin J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |