MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑22 | 79 | 273 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Berlin Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as two elements of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-one aircraft formed the low group, and seven formed the high squadron of the composite high group. Because of cloud coverage of the primary visual target, the wing continued on to bomb the secondary using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Dropped 25 parcels of G-31 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets), in addition to bombs. |
Secondary (PFF) Location: Berlin, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Foster, James Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Duffy, John H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birch, Frank Austin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corfield, Robert Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |