| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑20 | 269 | 836 | Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
| Weather Challenges: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st C Bomb Wing on today's mission. Weather conditions all the way to the I.P. caused the squadrons to lose contact with each other, and prevented attacking the primary target by visual means. The lead squadron made a normal PFF run. The high squadron followed a 303rd BG formation into the target: they were hemmed in by traffic and eventually dropped their bombs on the smoke markers of prior groups. The low squadron followed a 303rd BG squadron and released their bombs on their smoke marker. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Note: Blencowe is listed as 'MN' ('Mickey', or radar navigator) on 546th BS loading list (his 'home' Squadron), but as 'VN' (visual or 'pilotage' navigator) on the 544th BS loading list, the Squadron he was loaned to. He is listed here as a radar navigator based on current understanding of mission requirements, and the presence of radar equipment on the assigned aircraft. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Tuck, Sam Gail⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Green, Billy A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radar Navigator | Blencowe, Frederick Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hickman, Noah Clarence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Seeley, Clarence Burdell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Foster, Erwin Vernon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Portwood, Ray S⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McKnight, Lyle Orin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |