| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑05 | 50 | 176 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Smokescreen Not Effective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was CAVU, and a defensive smokescreen failed to hide the target, permitting a successful visual attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3087 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | CLEAN CUT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jeter, Sydney Ryland, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bornhorst, Francis Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bailey, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Swanson, Kenneth John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dupuis, George Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | MacDonald, Donald Van Buskirk⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lisch, John Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Bishop, Nelson M J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Persoskie, Metro (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Madl, Ferdinand Jacob⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |