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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6898 ⇗ | 547th | SO*H | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Pinson, William Theador⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Miller, Bernard William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Huebsch, Adolph Robert, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ilsley, Charles Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Gapczynski, Alvin Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Rose, Arthur Laverne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Plover, Robert Patrick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Logan, Harry Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pietroforte, William Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |