MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑12 | 287 | 883 | Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
Transportation System Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target, preventing visual bombing. Instead, bombs were dropped using Gee-H aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. |
Secondary (Gee-H) Target: Railway Center (Gee-H aim point) Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Mason, Mark⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pohlmann, John H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1945-03-12, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, A. Strickland, W. Kinnaird |