MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑04 | 235 | 736 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Each squadron bombed independently on the initial bomb run, the high squadron bombing a little later than the lead and low. As a result, they returned on the briefed route as an individual squadron. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at Boxted due to low fuel. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Neville, Harry Walter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hobdey, Cecil Delwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bell, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Morris, Arthur Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Lay, Obert Merle⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | DeLauri, Angelo (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kania, Stanley Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Olson, Robert Woodrow⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Observer | Bakkom, Clifford Norris⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |