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 lead; PFF ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8008 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Air Commander | Gross, Kenneth Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Herring, Harold F⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harrison, Arthur Seymour⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Mickey (Radar) Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Kell, Howard Wilbur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bright, Getsel Merle⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Clark, Coral Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hanrahan, John E⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Ezell, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |