MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑27 | 276 | 851 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Leipzig Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. With the visual primary target obscured by clouds, the formation attacked the PFF secondary target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑107148 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DARK ANGEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Samuels, Robert Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | King, Paul Ralph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |