| 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: Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8789. Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8665 ⇗ | 547th | SO*W | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Zink, Joseph Darrell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Welsh, James H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Greenfield, Sidney L⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wilson, Roger Earl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Werner, Edwin J⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Ernest Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Adams, Jack Colvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |