MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑01 | 263 | 814 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. When near the IP, the leader found his 'Micro-H' equipment (apparently a version of Gee-H) was inoperative, so the PFF Primary target was attacked. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Highway and Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Reed, Verlin Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Weiss, Morris B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Vermillion, Eugene Carroll⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Grimes, Paul John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bobbitt, Charles Rufus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Leighton, Robert Raymond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Panici, Raymond Arnold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |