MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑10 | 254 | 789 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Two Marshalling Yards Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. As the result of the loss of the group leader, as well as multiple equipment failures, portions of the group attacked the primary and secondary targets: low squadron attacked the primary, high squadron attacked the secondary on the first run, and the lead squadron attacked the secondary on the second run. All attacks were visual. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Peterson, Calvin James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Voiland, Eugene Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Means, Bert George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Magilson, Raymond Howard, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Harting, Lester Elias⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Biedrzycki, Theodore (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Kitzmiller, Richard Gorgas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casagrande, Mario Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |