MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑01 | 263 | 814 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. When near the IP, the leader found his 'Micro-H' equipment (apparently a version of Gee-H) was inoperative, so the PFF Primary target was attacked. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
PFF Primary (PFF) Target: Highway and Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑38800 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | BUSY BUZZARD |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Graehl, Russell E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Bradford, James W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Skrocki, Casimir Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McGowan, James Alton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Trzynka, Harold Afred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Alderson, William E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Crawford, Donald Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dillon, William James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McKee, William R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |