| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑03 | 302 | 926 | Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot Type: Oil Industry Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Weather Forces Change: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B group on today's mission. Solid clouds prevented visual attack on the primary target, so the secondary target was attacked using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: This was the engineer's last combat mission. He was so happy he started firing his guns over the English Channel. One bullet accidentally hit the tail gunner, Brown, putting him in the hospital with a slight head wound and concussion. This mishap saved Brown's life as he was not able to fly with MacKellar on 6 April. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Deutsche Werke Drydocks Type: Shipyards Location: Kiel, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6923 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | MacKellar, Donald Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh, III⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cebulski, Leo Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Horoff, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Smith, William Weston⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Calvin, Edmond Ernest, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Courtney, Raymond F⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Brown, Charles Stout, Jr⇗ | 545 | Wounded |