MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑11 | 238 | 746 | Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron, D Group. Hot camera ship. Turned back at 1104 hrs due to #4 engine failure |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97150 ⇗ | 547th | SO*F | SILVER QUEEN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Calkins, John Bartlett⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Lucas, Leonard Edmond⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Togglier | Haight, Keith Rodney⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Senchuk, Paul Sam⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ziner, Allen Edward⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Phelps, James Norman⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo⇗ | 547 | Aborted |