MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑11‑27 | 231 | 727 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Weather Cooperates: The 384th provided three squadrons forming the lead group of the 41st Bomb Wing A Wing. A Gee-H bombing run was started at the IP, but the weather changed to CAVU leaving enough time to complete a visual bomb run. Results were deemed 'very good.' |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Flew entire mission but could not drop bombs: bomb bay doors would not open either electrically or manually. Bomb load returned to base. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6141 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | SNEAKIN DEACON |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | McKone, Joseph Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rybarczyk, Chester Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Davis, James Buford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Irwin, Frank Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Moss, Ralph Eldon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Humphries, Richard Alexander⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |