| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑25 | 274 | 847 | Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| Squadrons Attack Separately: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. The lead squadron encountered equipment problems at the primary target, and elected to attack the secondary target. The high and low squadrons bombed the primary, but the high squadron found it necessary to make two bomb runs. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gray, Fred Price⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Spradlin, Clifford Wright⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |