| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑05 | 173 | 519 | Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
| Fighter Control Center: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission to knock out a control center for enemy fighter aircraft. Intense flak at the primary target did not deter the bombers, and visual bombing conditions enabled accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97699 ⇗ | 545th | JD*V | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Buck, William Edward, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Newcomb, Robert D⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Daniel, William Abbott⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Elias, George (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Grosbier, Gordon Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Youry, Burson Harris⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gudowski, Frank George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bryan, Morris Irving⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |