MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑23 | 295 | 908 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany |
Pinpoint Accuracy: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing B Group on today's mission. Clear conditions on the bomb run and at the target resulted in accurate bombing. |
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 | 44‑8541 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Y | BUCKEYE BELLE | Stachon, John Joseph |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Mason, Mark⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Uplinger, Ernest J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bronzetti, Warren John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1945-03-23, Group Lead, PFF and GEE-H Ship, A. Strickland, W. Kinnaird |