MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑18 | 291 | 894 | Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
384th Leads Division: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group, leading the 1st Air Division on today's mission. Limited visibility at the target necessitated use of PFF (radar) aiming: bombing results were poor. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Manston, Kent, due to shot out hydraulic system |
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑6882 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BOOMERANG | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Spangler, George Knox⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Bragg, Weldon Carey⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Neumann, James Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Whitsel, Frank Lloyd⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gardner, Charles L⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rogers, Donald Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Carney, Walter Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Haney, Milton J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Peck, Hubert Raymond, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |