| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑20 | 293 | 898 | Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Hamburg Hammered: A practice mission scheduled for today was scrubbed when a Field Order was received in the morning. The Group flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary (visual only) target was hidden by clouds, so the #2 target was attacked using PFF, with minimal help from visual sightings. The high and low squadrons bombed on their first run, but the lead squadron had to avoid traffic conflicts, and elected to make a second bomb run. As a result, the lead squadron returned to base independently. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Returned with major battle damage. One flak round hit behind the #4 engine nacelle. As a result, this aircraft was out of commission until after the air war ended. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: "Petroleumhafen" Refinery & Storage Complex Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑39060 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | THE TERRIBLE UTE | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hatch, William Alva, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wiley, Vernon Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Steffen, Willis William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Summers, William Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Garner, William Perry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Henderson, Ralph A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Wall, James A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Marlatt, Guy Clair⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthews, Frederick Donald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |