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: Co-pilot's oxygen regulator failed. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Eakin, Otho Mitchell, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Saylor, Sam (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | DePriest, James Bryant⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ginsburg, Norman L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | O'Toole, William Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Pritchard, Raymond Paul⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Steed, Robert Lynn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Sheehy, Frederick Biser⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |