| 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. Crashed on return from mission while attempting to land at Molesworth Airfield, AAF Station 107, due to low fuel. Aircraft destroyed, no injuries to crew. |
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 | 43‑38927 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Springsted, Donald George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gray, Harold Reginald⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Berwald, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Minter, Louis Arlington⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Taliaferro, Philip Andrew⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ACCIREP | Accident Report # 45-02-01-539⇗ |