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: High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Bombed secondary target on first run, PFF with visual assist. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Mohler, John Grigsby⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Proto, Michael John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | McCaine, Jack Mezick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Griffin, Charles Edward, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Garley, Richard Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Girman, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Johnson, Lester Mendle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Locke, Warren Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |