| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑24 | 273 | 845 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloud coverage of Hamburg prevented visual bombing, so the formation attacked the secondary PFF target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Returned Early Comments: Turned back because #2 engine failed. Attacked target of opportunity (TOO) at 53°40'N,07°55'E, near Quakenbrück, Germany. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8608 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kuite, Donald Warren⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Thomas, Daniel G⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Fox, Jacob Wesley, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | McCollum, Norris Lafayette⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dossett, Huston Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Scimeca, Frank John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lacey, Ray (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maupin, Vernon Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |