| 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 | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38673 ⇗ | 545th | JD*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Welsh, James H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bierman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Werner, Edwin J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Casper, Delmar Rulon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Thompson, LeDru Myron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Adams, Jack Colvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |