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: High Squadron lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Blencowe, Frederick Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Snyder, Roy E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Zinser, Frank Valentine, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Burek, Stanley Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sterr, Robert E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Observer | Hemingway, Richard C⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |