| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑23 | 260 | 807 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Neuss, Germany |
| Challenging Weather: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Takeoff time was delayed but the route timetable was not changed. That change, and a snowstorm, prevented any semblance of assembly of the bomber stream. Nonetheless, most aircraft flew the mission, bombing the primary target visually, even though it was partly obscured by clouds. On return, all aircraft landed at other bases due to the snowstorm, which had not abated. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Downham Market, Norfolk. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Jack L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Koutrouba, Evan Peter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Todd, Joseph W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Holzbaur, Richard C⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Loader, Kenneth Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Nead, Harry VanHorn, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hunt, Harry B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Durant, Edward L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |