MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑20 | 257 | 801 | Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | not known | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tatulis, Charles Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Stern, Vernon Mark⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Steffen, Willis William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Payne, Lloyd Clarence, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hanson, Charles Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Quon, Mingwah Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Einhouse, Raymond Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Werner, Richard H⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Peck, Hubert Raymond, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |