| 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: Low Squadron, B Group, hot camera ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6109 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | OLE TULIK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Touton, William Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gallenkamp, Thomas Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Steinman, Sanford Jay⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hannan, John Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Relyea, Rulon Douglas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kunnari, Howard (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Holtwick, Melvin Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Krakowski, Joseph Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |