| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑11 | 238 | 746 | Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Rhine Bridge(s) Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew four squadrons on today's mission. Three squadrons comprised the 41st Combat Wing B Group, and the remaining squadron flew in the low position of the 41st D Group. The target for all was a bridge (or adjacent bridges) for road and rail traffic across the Rhine River linking Mannheim with Ludwigshafen. The B Group lead and low squadrons bombed by PFF, while the B Group high squadron, and the low squadron of the D Group bombed by Gee-H. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron, B Group, Hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Milligan, George Robert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Dabney, William L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Miller, Leland Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Brooks, William Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ray, Virgie Newton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Horvath, Emil Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cline, Ellis Wallace⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Finstad, Berton Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Document | 1944-12-11, Navigator Log, Leo T. Britt⇗ |