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 |
B-17G | 43‑38974 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Abare, William Tebbs⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Espey, Albert Nolan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Petersen, Maurice R⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Sturtz, James M⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Poe, Henry Ford⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Soula, John Vincent⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Stipe, Clay D⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Goldsborough, Richard H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |