| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑21 | 64 | 228 | Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
| Big Week: Day Two: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for todays missions. They flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st B Combat Wing. Finding the primary target covered with clouds, they reversed course and sought targets-of-opportunity through breaks in the clouds. Eventually, a visual attack was made on the city of Lingen, Germany, focused on the marshalling yards and surrounding industrial area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1345 hrs due to runaway #2 supercharger. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37789 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | THE LOOSE GOOSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Stahl, Bruce Warren⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jakway, James Allen⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, John Jay⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |