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 | 43‑37917 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | PAULINE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Schauer, William Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | McKay, Van Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gallop, Willis Hodges, III⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Frankel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cooksey, Vernon Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Tumlin, Lamar (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Shaffer, Claude Gordon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stewart, Kenneth Jack⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Condon, Francis Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |