MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑21 | 270 | 839 | Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Back to Nuremberg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. As the primary target was briefed as 'Visual Bombing only', and the city was cloud-covered, a normal PFF attack on the secondary was made. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Main railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38801 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | RUTH |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wright, Edward S⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Von Grimm, Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Fell, Charles Linwood⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Arnold, Robert Baxter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Kovach, Joseph William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Jaeger, Melvin George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Soules, Robert A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Holmes, Garland Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zude, Byron Alvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |