| 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 |