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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead, B Group. PFF & Gee-H ship. Dropped bombs using PFF. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8007 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | SCREAMING EAGLE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Stone, Arthur Martin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Herzog, John Henry, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Uriwal, Alfons Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bryson, Jerry Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Marks, Sanford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Palecek, George Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Euting, Carl Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brown, Robert Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |