| 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 | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Turner, Willard Jerome, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, George W, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Naum, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Lewandowski, Leo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ruderman, Joshua Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | DeMesquita, Seymour Aron⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mollica, John Palmer, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Apedaile, Vernon Bernard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stover, Robert Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |