| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑01 | 278 | 857 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
| Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Although prepared for blind bombing, there was sufficient visibility in the target area for visual sighting. The lead and low squadrons were able to bomb on the first run, but a bomb sight salvo switch malfunction in the high squadron lead plane forced a second run for them. The entire group stayed together for the second run, with the high squadron in the lead. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37917 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | PAULINE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Haaf, Arthur Herschel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hoffman, Dennis M⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Steinman, Sanford J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Tompkins, George Cleveland⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lazzaro, August Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beardshear, Paul Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Merritt, William Thomas, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lind, Eldon Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cayce, Lawrence Wendell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |