MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑04‑17 | 313 | 957 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6476 ⇗ | 547th | SU*L | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Gray, Harold Reginald⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | McGill, Arthur C⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gay, Joseph Bates, Jr⇗ | Non384 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Minter, Louis Arlington⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |