| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑01‑28 | 261 | 809 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. At takeoff, a snowstorm prevented three aircraft from taking off. However, once airborne, assembly was accomplished without difficulty. Nearing the IP, the group commander found the target area cloud covered, and his Gee-H equipment was inoperative. Therefore he chose to bomb the designated secondary (the city center) using PFF. The low squadron's Gee-H was working, so they bombed the primary with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Damaged by flak; sent SOS at 1320 and left formation under control; crashed near Ossenzijl, The Netherlands. MACR 11990 |
Primary (Gee-H with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6105 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | SLEEPY LAGOON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jackson, Oakley Homer, Jr⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Co-pilot | Calkins, John Bartlett⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Navigator | Lucas, Leonard Edmond⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Togglier | Haight, Keith Rodney⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Radio Operator | Senchuk, Paul Sam⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ziner, Allen Edward⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Phelps, James Norman⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 11990⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 2979⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |
| ESCAPE | Unknown Escape & Evasion Report |