| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Fairwood Common near Swansea, Wales. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Mumper, Benjamin Royce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Tumlinson, Wilburn Wier⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Steele, Robert Coultas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Kantor, John Steven⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Leslie, William Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stornant, Victor Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Heatley, Johnny Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lester, David Leon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Coder, Dale Mills⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |