MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑24 | 273 | 845 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloud coverage of Hamburg prevented visual bombing, so the formation attacked the secondary PFF target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead; PFF ship. Although Newman is on the loading list as 'VN' (visual, or pilotage navigator) he very likely was the radar navigator. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8580 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Z | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Air Commander | Johnson, William T⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cochran, John Edward, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Visual (Pilotage) Navigator | Newman, David E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fictum, Blair Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Work, Robert Elijah⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Johnson, Howard K⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | McDonald, Donald Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1945-02-24, Group Lead, PFF Ship, W. Johnson, J. Gilmore |