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: High Squadron lead; 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 | 44‑8541 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Y | BUCKEYE BELLE | Stachon, John Joseph |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Carnes, Joe Ross, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Ultcht, John Preston⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Sundeen, William Erhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Burkhart, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Long, Noal Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Whear, Harold Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Pobega, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Alexander, Virgil Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kozup, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Payne, Albert M⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Document | 1945-03-12, Navigator Log, Leo T. Britt⇗ |