| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑20 | 257 | 801 | Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Transportation Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) formed the 41st B group on today's mission. Weather prevented visual bombing, and the formation was unable to use Gee-H guidance to the target, so the PFF Primary target was bombed, with unobserved results. Upon the Group's return to Grafton Underwood, a heavy snowstorm forced nearly all aircraft to land elsewhere. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at RAF Newmarket, Suffolk. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Marshalling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McKay, William Monroe, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Thomas, Daniel G⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Miller, John C⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Anderson, Olan Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Vickroy, Ralph Louis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Roupe, Harry Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Tidwell, Eldes Dee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moody, Nolan E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Thomas Allison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |