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: High Squadron. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Koblenz, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Chamberlin, Myron⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hammond, Jerrold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Fordham, Howard Calvert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Manolio, Albert Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ortiz, Ralph Gregory⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | McKinney, Roy Willard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bauer, Lawrence Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, Sam Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |