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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Abbott, William H⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Schissel, Gregory Anthony⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Weckerly, John Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Herndon, William Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Herr, Richard Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Laughlin, Wallace Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Nieman, Donald F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Strycek, Joseph John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kristof, Laddie (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Davidson, Charles Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |