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 RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire. |
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 | 43‑39060 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | THE TERRIBLE UTE | Coon, Lawrence John |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Edwards, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Neumann, James Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Oliveira, Calvin George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Alessi, Vincent (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sainsbury, Joseph A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Anderson, Carl Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Scarce, James Richard, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drew, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |