MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑28 | 245 | 760 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
Group Bombs Railroad: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. With PFF equipment inoperative, a Gee-H bomb run was accomplished in group formation. All three squadrons released on the primary target, when the group leader's bombs were away. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Carney, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bierman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | DeCelles, Charles Bender⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Reed, Warren Derome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Wright, David D, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |