| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Group lead. Turned back over field due to mechanical failure. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Pilot | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radar Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Gee-H Navigator | Johns, Dwight LaReuel⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bronzetti, Warren John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marmozewicz, Joseph J⇗ | 545 | Aborted |