| 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: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑39203 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | GLOBE TROTTER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gilmer, Charles E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Edwards, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barr, David T⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Banks, Clyde P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Alessi, Vincent (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Sainsbury, Joseph A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Anderson, Carl Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drew, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |