| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑05 | 173 | 519 | Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
| Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Prop governor on #2 engine defective. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑38014 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA II | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hanlon, Ernest Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Vallere, Harold Thomas⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Richert, Clarendon George⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Simons, Maurice Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | McCarthy, Eugene (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Blasingame, Willis Anderson, Jr⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Titell, Jacques (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Campbell, Dorian Lewis⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brennan, James Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Shukaitis, George Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |