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 Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑39131 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | PRIMO'S GIN MILL | Schiebel, Harold Arthur |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rush, Joseph Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Schneider, Andrew J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Slivka, William J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Parker, Kenneth J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fleming, John William, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Stockstill, Thomas J, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Harris, Robert B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Didion, Gilbert William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |