| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑30 | 246 | 770 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Limburg, Germany |
| Historic Limburg Spared: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. Encountering 10/10ths cloud cover at the primary target, the group followed briefed orders from Wing - bomb the primary target under visual conditions only - and continued on to the PFF secondary target. PFF operators in the lead and high squadrons could not pick up the target on the first run, so a second run was needed. The low squadron released on the first run. The squadrons did not reassemble in group formation for the return flight, but did maintain visual contact with each other. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37703. Milligan aborted 703 after takeoff, returned and moved his crew to this Spare Aircraft. Once he was again airborne, it was too late to catch up to the Group, and he returned to base. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Co-pilot | Dabney, William L⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Navigator | Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Bombardier | Miller, Leland Edward⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Radio Operator | Brooks, William Ralph⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Ball Turret | Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Tail Gunner | Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ | 544 | Returned To Base |