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 | Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Henly, Harry Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Witt, Charles Dean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Moore, George Elmer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thorne, Richard W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |