| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑24 | 296 | 911 | Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
| Weather Cooperates: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two missions today. For the early morning mission, thirty-seven 384th aircraft and crews formed the 41st Bomb Wing A Group. Weather at the target was CAVU permitting visual sighting: bombing results were pretty good. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF & 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 | Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Cox, Frank LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barth, Raymond Ernest⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bauer, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Uplinger, Ernest J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cardell, Raymond Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-03-24, 41st Wing, A Group, Group Lead, T. Hutchinson, I. Boyette |