MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑05 | 251 | 781 | Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The usual challenges of assembly under adverse conditions were met with customary persistence and skill. The target area was completely covered with low clouds, so the results of the Gee-H attack were unobserved. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed on the continent in allied territory. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Festersen, John Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Miller, LaVerne S⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sullivan, William R⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Gatlin, Maurice Brooks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | McNabb, Frederick J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Cobb, Roy D⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Titsworth, Charles Wayne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | McFalls, Johnny Winslow⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sobota, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marks, George P, III⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |