MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑30 | 300 | 918 | Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard Machine Shop Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bremen Shipyard Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloudy conditions in the target area required use of PFF, but there were enough openings in the clouds for the bombardiers to visually assist the aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back over North Sea because the exhaust stack 'broke off completely' on one engine. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | STARDUST |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Martin, Gerald L⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Standifird, George Junior⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Marks, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Drevalas, Constantine Nikolas⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | King, Joseph Edward⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Anderson, Donald W⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Spot Jammer | Waggoner, Harold Lewis⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Dobbs, Carl Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Beck, Merlin Clifton⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nowacki, Daniel Leo⇗ | 547 | Aborted |