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 |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron Lead, PFF ship. Lead Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8211. Captain Samson Fisher was a "Medical Observer." |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8008 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Y | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Walker, Jay Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | McLean, William S⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Pommer, Edwin Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radar Navigator | Sundeen, William Erhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Roberts, Jack Deighton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Newman, Leslie Dallas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Vogel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Lawrence, James Herbert, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Moody, Nolan E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Observer | Fisher, Samson (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |