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 J⇗ | 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 |