| 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) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: Lead group. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rainey, Harry Wesley, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Rowe, J Z (IO)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Francis, Charles Dean, III⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Kendall, Walter Selium, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Sturdivant, Donald Barrett⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Evans, Jack Clifton⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Knowlton, Alfred Bachelor⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Mosier, Richard Nelson⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gordon, Norman Hirsch⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thornhill, John Grover⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |