| 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: Group lead; PFF & Gee-H ship. Landed away at RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire). |
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 | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Bishop, Charles W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Ellis, Harold Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Van Etten, Lawrence Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Merlis, Albert L⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jelneck, William Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Stickling, John Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hayes, David Newcombe⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | 546 | Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maupin, Vernon Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |