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: Lead Squadron, Group Lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Johnson, William T⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Gilmore, James Robson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Britt, Leo Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Visual (Pilotage) Navigator | Gibson, Merle Leon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Wounded |
Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | London, Albert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bierowski, Mitchell Stephen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dameron, Fred (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dobson, Roy E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gibson, Vergil LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
Photo | 1945-02-03, Lead Squadron, Group Lead, PFF Ship, W. Johnson, J. Gilmore |
Document | 1945-02-03, Navigator Log, Leo T. Britt⇗ |