| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑03 | 264 | 817 | Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Transportation Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Wing on today's mission. Unusual clear weather permitted accurate visual bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Landed In Allied Territory Comments: Lead Squadron. Left formation after bombs away; crash-landed in Russian territory; repaired plane and returned via Italy to Grafton Underwood on 23 March 1945. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | STARDUST |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cinquanta, Fiorino Anthony⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Beeby, John Otto⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Rivall, Jack Wallace⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Garstak, Jack George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Young, Johnie Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Horan, Albert Sherwood⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sorenson, Fredrick A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rice, Alonzo Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 12154⇗ |