MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑09‑30 | 202 | 655 | Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Münster Bombed: The 384th Bomb Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing on today's mission. Clouds obscured the primary target resulting in a decision to release the bombs on the center of the city. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Lead group |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Janczy, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Merlis, Albert L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Feider, Leo John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Oberle, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Haskell, William Hilton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |