MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑27 | 244 | 764 | Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Tactical Support For Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Division in the lead A Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The lead and low squadrons bombed the primary target. The high squadron attacked the marshalling yards at Koblenz, Germany. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38548 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | not known | Abe, Ernest, Jr |
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 |