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 |
Tertiary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Halle, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38647 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ferrell, Oran Luther , Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Frankenbery, Lloyd M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Pylman, John Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Holbrook, Howard Ueles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Paschall, Joseph Harry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | LeMay, Jack Ray, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Waggoner, Harold Lewis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Hewitt, Milton Terrel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Blevins, Donald Hillman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Himmler, Francis Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |