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 | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Dott, Donald Shropshire⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Beltz, William R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Frantzen, Donald J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Beall, Charles H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Barber, Raymond Clifford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Chapman, Ralph Reese⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Graham, Ralph R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pohlmann, John H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |