| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑09‑25 | 198 | 647 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Collided with B-24, but was able to return to base; left wing damaged. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107083 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | not known | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Causa, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Kimberlin, Grover Jasper⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Dowling, James John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Roberts, Jack Deighton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bertsch, Robert Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kreuscher, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Molea, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 42-107083 after mid-air collision⇗ |
| Photo | B-24J landed at Manston after mid-air collision ⇗ |