MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑04‑22 | 93 | 311 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two elements of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing B for today's mission: these were the low group, and the high squadron of the high composite group. Clear weather enabled good visual 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 | 42‑97178 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | SWEET MAMA |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Olson, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kranick, Martin Everett⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Morris, Richard William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Peterson, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Orth, Jay Shaffer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ordaz, Armando Noriega⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Edwards, William Leroy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | LaBelle, Joseph Adrian⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |