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: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37788 when that aircraft was taken by Welsh. |
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 | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Tebo, Clerance L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hall, Freeman Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Trombley, Wilfred Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Matzner, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Ry's, Henry A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Waldron, Jack Theodore⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Nance, Dale Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Williams, John Otto⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardner, Vernon Percy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |