MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑12‑31 | 247 | 772 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
Railroad Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 1st Air Division on todays mission. All three squadrons of the 384th Bomb Group formation - 41st Combat Wing B Group - attacked the marshalling yards in Neuss, Germany. Although the weather at the IP was fairly clear, 'Buckeye-Red' advised 10/10ths cloud cover at the target, thus necessitating an instrument assisted bomb run using Gee-H. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hoppen, Jack Stewart⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Stundis, Hilari Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Adams, John H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Durborow, Clarence James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Clingler, Warren Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Dobrescu, Frederick John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Lemon, Delbert Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Moslein, Augustus Fred⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cavanaugh, Bernard Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |