| 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 when #4 engine threw oil excessively and oil pressure dropped very rapidly. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑29723 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | WOLF PACK | McIntire, Bruce Dodson |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bornhorst, Francis Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Trees, William Ernest⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Edwards, Thomas Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jones, Leroy Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Hickey, James Currie⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Regan, Charles Thomas⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cooper, Robert Henry⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Page, William Marvin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |