| 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: Landed away at Martlesham Heath Airfield, AAF Station 369, on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (PFF with Visual Assist) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑39019 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Boyette, Irving H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Dott, Donald Shropshire⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Beltz, William R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Frantzen, Donald John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Beall, Charles H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barber, Raymond Clifford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Spot Jammer | Pyle, Joseph Edgar⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Chapman, Ralph Reese⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Graham, Ralph R⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pohlmann, John H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |