MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑22 | 79 | 273 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Berlin Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as two elements of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-one aircraft formed the low group, and seven formed the high squadron of the composite high group. Because of cloud coverage of the primary visual target, the wing continued on to bomb the secondary using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (PFF) Location: Berlin, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31048 ⇗ | 545th | JD*L | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Bouvier, James Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Carini, Louis Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Betolatti, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Deutsch, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Skerko, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Alfter, Glen Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allen, George William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gatzman, Ralph Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |