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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑39131 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | PRIMO'S GIN MILL | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Vrana, Ralph John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Field, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Rudolph, Marvin Irving⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Turton, Robert Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Oglesby, Howard Jasper⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Kangas, James Kermit⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Davis, Thomas Arnold⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Duncan, Donald Ramsey⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |