| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑02‑14 | 266 | 830 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
| Bombs Miss Objective: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the entire 41st C Combat Wing on today's mission. The weather at alternate targets was worse than at the primary target, so the primary was attacked using PFF with a visual assist. However, bombing accuracy was poor. Many aircraft ran low on fuel and landed on the Continent before returning to base. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron hot camera ship. Landed on Continent for fuel before returning to base. |
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6590 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Knaur, John Sherman, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Stundis, Hilari Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Woodward, Raymond B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Lutton, Walter Clarence, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | DeCrappeo, Salvatore Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Paschkowski, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Schwartz, George Elmer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Chamberlain, Leon De⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Matthews, William James, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |