| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑12 | 287 | 883 | Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
| Transportation System Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target, preventing visual bombing. Instead, bombs were dropped using Gee-H aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Gee-H) Target: Railway Center (Gee-H aim point) Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
| 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 | Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | 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 |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |