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 |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Group deputy and hot camera ship. On return, landed at Y-84 (Giessen, Germany) with two engines out. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8668 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Goble, Charles D⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Horrigan, Thomas J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Nicholson, Louis T⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Allmon, Lorne Lyle⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Abbott, Charles R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hallock, William Skeanes⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mendez, Bernard Garcia⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | York, Carroll Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |