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 Comments: High Squadron lead; PFF ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8668 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bills, Edgar L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Keller, Marion Wayne⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lohn, John G⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Mickey (Radar) Navigator | Blencowe, Frederick Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Denton, Horace Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Webb, John Clyde⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Robb, Gordon Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Strycek, Joseph John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNeff, Charles Leo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |