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: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera 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 |
B-17G | 43‑39019 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hewes, Charles Pershing⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Murray, John Phillip⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Beltz, William R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Frantzen, Donald J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Smith, William Weston⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Wilcher, Charles Nelson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Pyle, Joseph Edgar⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Farrell, Richard Cornwall⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Thompson, LeDru Myron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mutchler, James Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |