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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. |
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 | 43‑38766 ⇗ | 546th | BK*R | TU YUNG TU | Jones, Robert A |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gregg, William G⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Wade, Roger John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Whipple, Robert M⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Oliveira, Calvin George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hester, Cecil Adolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Olson, Clifford Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Janicki, Edward Zygmund⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hyatt, Dale Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Penn, Walter Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |