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 Comments: Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑37971 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Baughman, John R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Carney, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Clark, Alen H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Adinolfi, Prisco Arthur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cohen, Henry Hennig⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Baysinger, Ellwill Orrin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Barbosa, Roy (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Novak, Michael (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Poggioli, John A⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |