| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑23 | 272 | 843 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A group on today's mission. The field order stated that if the primary target could not be attacked visually, groups should attempt to attack last resort targets or targets of opportunity - all marshalling yards or other railroad facilities in Germany - by visual means. If no visual targets were found, the primary should be attacked by PFF. The Group, after failing to locate a target of opportunity that could be attacked visually, released their bombs on the primary target using PFF aiming. Due to inclement weather over England on return from this mission, 12 aircraft landed at other bases. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to a broken oil lne. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97824 ⇗ | 544th | SU*U | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Gray, Fred Price⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Spradlin, Clifford Wright⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |