| 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 |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hammerstein, Lester Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gay, Joseph Bates, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |