| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sharp, Paul Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Cox, Frank LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fields, Arnold Esbond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Biedrzycki, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-03-30, Group Lead, PFF & GEE-H Ship, J. LaBoda, C. Peterson |