| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑11 | 155 | 466 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
| First 384th Munich Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's low group on today's mission. A long mission, the wing was airborne for over four-and-a-half hours before dropping its bombs using PFF aiming. The return flight was another four hours. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97251. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rosborough, James Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Matlack, Vincent DePaul, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Saslow, Seymour Gerald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Fletcher, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ford, Howard Emerson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bedsted, Lee Roy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gerhold, Melvin Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Raines, Louis Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brecht, Victor Douglas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |