| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑19 | 241 | 756 | Target: Railway Junction Type: Transportation Location: Glaadt, Germany |
| Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew only twelve of the planned thirty-nine aircraft on today's mission. After the first twelve took off (all squadron leads and deputies, and six aircraft of the lead squadron), Wing advised Group of a 30 minute delay, so remaining aircraft were held on the ground. A heavy fog settled in preventing any further takeoffs, so the twelve aircraft already airborne completed the mission. On return they were diverted to Swansea, Wales, landing at RAF Fairwood Common. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: Did not take off due to weather which deteriorated after lead aircraft took off. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Co-pilot | Saxton, John C⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Navigator | Crampton, Robert Byron⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Ball Turret | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |