| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑29 | 85 | 284 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Polebrook, due to weather. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Undetermined Type: Industry Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Yokie, John Olivi⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Plunkett, Meredith Watson, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Donehoo, William Montgomery⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Miller, John Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Patterson, James Redmond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Graham, John Mebane⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Wearne, Walter Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Potempa, Walter (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Philpott, Thomas Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |