| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑14 | 266 | 830 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
| Bombs Miss Objective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st C Combat Wing on today's mission. The weather at alternate targets was worse than at the primary target, so the primary was attacked using PFF with a visual assist. However, bombing accuracy was poor. Many aircraft ran low on fuel and landed on the Continent before returning to base. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. |
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38673 ⇗ | 545th | JD*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Burroughs, Edwin Carlton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hawkins, Theodore Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Samuels, Robert Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lawrence, Robert C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gissing, Robert (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Oberski, Richard Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cardell, Raymond Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wright, David D, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McMorrow, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |