| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑19 | 314 | 961 | Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
| Critical Railway Junction: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Visual bombing conditions enabled accurate aiming, although many of the bombs landed beyond the planned MPI, or 'long'. A traffic conflict caused the high squadron to hold its bombs on the first run and make a second run by itself, tacking on to another formation for the return flight. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Henly, Harry Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Witt, Charles Dean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Scimeca, Frank John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |