| 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: Low Squadron deputy, lead group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37843 ⇗ | 547th | SO*B | ALEX |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bean, Donald Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Peterson, Harlan Dale ⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jones, Albert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Frazier, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Albro, Paul Willard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nastick, Henry Pete⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Casper, Delmar Rulon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gordon, Omar Leslie, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Steinberg, William Herman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benefiel, Orville Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |