MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑10 | 254 | 789 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Chipping Ongar on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hall, Freeman Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Trombley, Wilfred Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Matzner, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Ry's, Henry A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Waldron, Jack Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Nance, Dale Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Williams, John Otto⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |