| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑10 | 308 | 938 | Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area Type: Military Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
| SS Depot Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. The target, which was to be attacked by visual means only, was described as: 'S.S. Main Ordnance, Motor Transport and Equipment Depot ... is the largest motor transport depot in Germany [and] the administrative and supply center for the Waffen S.S.' Favorable weather conditions enabled accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 44‑8649. Group lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Thacker, Clarence Lewis⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Funk, Donald Olsen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Ward, Robert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pylman, John Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Moriarty, Ernest Condit, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | O'Leary, William Joseph, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-04-10, Group Lead, PFF Ship, C. Thacker, D. Funk |