MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑03 | 280 | 861 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Hannover Railyard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission - the thirteenth in as many days. The primary (visual-only) target was obscured by clouds so the bombers attacked the secondary PFF target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hannover, Germany |
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 | Funk, Donald Olsen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Mingo, Andrew Caesar⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Schlitz, Lester Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Holbrook, Howard Ueles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Midura, Ernest Alvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Showers, Henry Herbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Steed, Robert Lynn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bland, Dwain B⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Maurer, Joseph Aloysious⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |