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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38747 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | not known | Flynn, James Francis |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Festersen, John Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Besel, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Mitchell, Jacklin Wilson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | McNabb, Frederick J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Friend, Lynn Merle⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Beck, Harrison Gerald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hunt, Harry B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |