| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑28 | 245 | 760 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brühl, Germany |
| Group Bombs Railroad: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. With PFF equipment inoperative, a Gee-H bomb run was accomplished in group formation. All three squadrons released on the primary target, when the group leader's bombs were away. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Led group formation attack with all Squadrons dropping on leader, using Gee-H aiming. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Bean, Arthur E, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Walker, Jay Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Merlis, Albert L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Smith, George Kitchen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Newman, Leslie Dallas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vogel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lawrence, James Herbert, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-12-28, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, A. Bean, J. Walker |