MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑18 | 291 | 894 | Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
384th Leads Division: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group, leading the 1st Air Division on today's mission. Limited visibility at the target necessitated use of PFF (radar) aiming: bombing results were poor. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF with Visual Assist) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | King, Paul Ralph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hatcher, John F⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |