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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | McKay, James M⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stokes, Lee E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Tefft, Gordon Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Plisko, Joseph Steve⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Barnwell, James Mortimer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Knagg, John A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Holzhauser, Richard Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Reilly, John F⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Messenger, Forrest Junior⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |