MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑14 | 288 | 886 | Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Blagg, John Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Grant, Jerome L⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | McVicker, Robert Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Orton, Victor B⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Shaffer, John Burkey⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sweny, Burdette H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ross, Samuel Calvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Albrandt, Waldemar Reinholt⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Campbell, Roy Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |