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: High Squadron deputy; Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38016 ⇗ | 544th | SU*R | LORRAINE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rice, Robert Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Gray, Fred Price⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Richter, Morris Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Calnitz, Jerome⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Feider, Leo John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wynn, Francis Xavier⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Deaton, Marshall Taylor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Spradlin, Clifford Wright⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kelsey, Donald Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hall, Callie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |