| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑14 | 288 | 886 | Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
| Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead: PFF and Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| 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 | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Smith, Jack M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Mason, Mark⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Frazier, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Marion A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | O'Leary, William Joseph, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-03-14, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, E. Ulrey, J. Smith |