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 Comments: Group deputy and hot camera ship; PFF and Gee-H ship. |
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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8211 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Z | not known | Foster, Ewing H |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ramsay, Walter E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Soliday, David Shriver, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Walker, Roy J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rashbaum, Maurice (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wickander, Wallace Homer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Marberg, Roy Kurt⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hartman, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Milkovich, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kotys, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |