| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑20 | 293 | 898 | Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard Type: Submarine Facility Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Hamburg Hammered: A practice mission scheduled for today was scrubbed when a Field Order was received in the morning. The Group flew as the 41st Bombardment Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary (visual only) target was hidden by clouds, so the #2 target was attacked using PFF, with minimal help from visual sightings. The high and low squadrons bombed on their first run, but the lead squadron had to avoid traffic conflicts, and elected to make a second bomb run. As a result, the lead squadron returned to base independently. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF ship. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: "Petroleumhafen" Refinery & Storage Complex Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Hutchinson, Thomas Dale⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jelneck, William Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Clark, Coral Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kotnik, Robert Rudolph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Uplinger, Ernest J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-03-20, Group Lead, PFF Ship, T. Hutchinson, W. Kinnaird |