MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑07 | 252 | 785 | Target: Enemy Strong Point Type: Military Location: Blankenheim, Germany |
Support For Ground Troops: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary target was attacked using Gee-H methods; bombs were dropped in group formation on the group leader. |
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 | 43‑38823 ⇗ | 545th | JD*H | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Kinkead, Robert Miller⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Saxton, John C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Crampton, Robert Byron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |