MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑01‑15 | 255 | 794 | Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. When group lead aborted 30 minutes prior to IP, low squadron took over lead and lead squadron moved into low position: low squadron led bomb run. Bombs were dropped on the secondary target using PFF in group formation. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Dropped bombs about one minute late. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Ingolstadt Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Birder, Rodney Hugh⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Clyde, Edward Calvin, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dickinson, Ezra Roger⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bentley, William Lincoln⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Minter, Louis Arlington⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Biera, Manuel Antonio⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Blanford, Glenn Ora⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cato, William H⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | MacMillan, Chester Abram⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |