| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑28 | 277 | 854 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
| Hagen Railroad Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission - the tenth in as many days. The low squadron managed to bomb on the first run, and then returned to base with the 379th BG. The Gee-H equipment in the lead squadron (both lead and deputy) failed prior to the bomb run, so the lead squadron fell in trail of the high squadron for bombing. The 41st CW A Group came in on a collision course during the bomb run, so the high squadron, with the lead squadron in trail, went around again and completed the attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron. [N.B. Actual positions: Ball Turret - George Cramer; Tail Gunner - Joseph Britton; Flexible (Waist) Gunner - George Lesko. Per George Cramer, January 2014. ] |
PFF Primary (Gee-H) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38800 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | BUSY BUZZARD |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | White, William F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Birney, Robert Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Abbott, Charles R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Harrison, Erwin Jack⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Henricks, Bernard Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lesko, George Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cramer, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Britton, Joseph Rodman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |