MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑24 | 273 | 845 | Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Secondary Target Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. Cloud coverage of Hamburg prevented visual bombing, so the formation attacked the secondary PFF target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Graehl, Russell E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Horrigan, Thomas J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Skrocki, Casimir Stanley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | McGowan, James Alton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Kajka, Frank Andrew⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Alderson, William E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Crawford, Donald Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hunter, William Pierce, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McKee, William R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |