| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑01 | 263 | 814 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. When near the IP, the leader found his 'Micro-H' equipment (apparently a version of Gee-H) was inoperative, so the PFF Primary target was attacked. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Highway and Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Ludwigshafen, 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 | Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Kloss, Stanley Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Neumann, James Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cawthon, William Hilton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Olson, Clifford Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Asby, Sidney Lee, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plont, George John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |