MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑09 | 237 | 743 | Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
Daimler Factory Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑102500 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | not known | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Somers, James Lowell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Kimberlin, Grover Jasper⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dowling, James John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Cropp, Thomas Edison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Bertsch, Robert Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kreuscher, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Molea, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |