MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑17 | 290 | 892 | Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Weather and Equipment Failures: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on todays mission. Multiple equipment failures and adverse weather conditions forced the Group to bypass the primary (and various other) targets, finally attacking the #6 briefed target, with poor results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
#6 (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Erfurt, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6514 ⇗ | 547th | SO*Q | DANNY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Goble, Charles D⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Willis, Carl W, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Nicholson, Louis T⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Holbrook, Howard Ueles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hallock, William Skeanes⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mendez, Bernard Garcia⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Gegus, John Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | York, Carroll Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scholle, George L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |