| 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 | 43‑38927 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ultcht, John Preston⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Martin, Byron L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Spann, Lynwood Erskin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Edwards, Thomas M, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Whear, Harold Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Pobega, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Alexander, Virgil Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kozup, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Payne, Albert M⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |