MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑22 | 294 | 906 | Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E Type: Military Location: Westerholt, Germany |
Military Camp Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. The primary target, located on the North Sea coast near the Dutch border, was attacked visually with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Flak damage forced the pilot to crash-land on the continent at B-83 (Knokke/Le Zoute, Belgium) with one dead crewman aboard. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after landing. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38630 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | White, William F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Birney, Robert Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Alderman, Robert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Harrison, Erwin Jack⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Henricks, Bernard Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Swieso, Oril Herbert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Cramer, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Britton, Joseph Rodman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lesko, George Joseph⇗ | 547 | KIA |