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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Propellor governor failure forced early return. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38757 ⇗ | 547th | SO*L | PEASLEE'S PAYOFF |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Meitzler, Roy Albert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Sundius, Robert W⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Courtney, Cy David Francis⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Togglier | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Mozden, Chester (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Klasen, John Paul⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Duckworth, Robert Franklin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Hudson, Louis David⇗ | 547 | Aborted |