MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑04‑19 | 91 | 308 | Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Aircraft Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Weather again was a challenge for the bombardier, but a good visual bomb run was accomplished and bombs were placed on the target. |
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 | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Maahs, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kobes, Eugene Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Lacroix, James Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Reedy, Delbert Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rubinson, Harold David⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bratko, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |