MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑23 | 242 | 757 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ehrang, Germany |
Primary Target Attacked: A normal Gee-H run was started from the IP, but before bombs away, the bombardier picked up the target visually and released bombs on the primary target. On arriving back at Grafton Underwood, bad weather forced diversion of most aircraft to other airfields. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Hot camera ship. Landed at Grafton Underwood. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Edwards, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Neumann, James Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Alessi, Vincent (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sainsbury, Joseph A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Anderson, Carl Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Scarce, James Richard, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drew, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |