| 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: Lead Squadron. |
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 | 43‑39019 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Murphy, William Carey⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Clower, Jack Edwin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gilbert, William Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Staub, Richard William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Haines, Robert Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kelley, John Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Oberski, Richard Michael⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Chaknis, John Manuel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | LaRue, James Russell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stolte, Kenneth Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |