| 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 Comments: Group deputy and lead Squadron hot camera ship. Assumed lead after the lead aaircraft developed engine trouble and cound not keep up with formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38800 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | BUSY BUZZARD |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hicks, Ralph Benjamin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Niederlitz, Donald Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Scherer, Raymond Julius⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Scheanwald, Richard James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Frerichs, Earl Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Townsend, Perry Houston, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Jaworski, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Manners, Dale Melvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Weeks, Melvin Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |