MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑31 | 301 | 920 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Division Bombs Tertiary Target: Due to adverse weather conditions, Division ordered our formations to bomb the tertiary target. Leaving the target area as briefed, they encountered the 3rd division making a bomb run on Merseburg, but avoided mishap. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; used by the Saxton Crew when they were displaced from 43‑37917 by the C. A. Lewis Crew. |
Tertiary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Halle, Germany |
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 | Saxton, John C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Voiland, Eugene Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Elliott, William Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Lucas, William (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Wilcher, Charles Nelson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Calongne, Ashley Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Adams, Jack Colvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Humphrey, Loren K⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |