MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑29 | 85 | 284 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
No Bomb Drop Signal: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Lack of a bomb release signal from the Wing lead at the primary target led to the Group seeking a target of opportunity (TOO) on the route home. A group of industiral buildings were spotted in a break in the clouds, and bombs were dropped there, with unobserved results. Crews faced challenging weather on their return, leading many to land at other bases. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Undetermined Type: Industry Location: Unterlusz / Unterlüß, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3440 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | BROADWAY ROSE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Duffy, John H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birch, Frank Austin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corfield, Robert Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |