MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑10‑09 | 208 | 670 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved. |
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 | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wilhelm, Robert Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |