MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑24 | 296 | 911 | Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany |
Weather Cooperates: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two missions today. For the early morning mission, thirty-seven 384th aircraft and crews formed the 41st Bomb Wing A Group. Weather at the target was CAVU permitting visual sighting: bombing results were pretty good. |
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 | 44‑6882 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BOOMERANG | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Richardson, George P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Tozer, Phillo Raymond⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Zimmerman, John Hubert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Wasserman, Noa (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | McCollum, Norris Lafayette⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hernandez, Miguel (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Tidwell, Eldes Dee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Boyer, Lyle Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marks, George Peabody, III⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |