| 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 Comments: FLIGHT TIME 8:00 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37924 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Lucas, Hoyt Coltman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sparrow, Harry Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Pitelka, Francis Jerome⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Duro, Victor Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jordan, Edward Allan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Finkelstein, Raymond Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Loughlin, Edmund Henry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stearman, Charles Lee Verne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |