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: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑39053 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | HEAVENLY BODY | Francis, Percy Tom |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | McKay, James M⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stokes, Lee E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Tefft, Gordon Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Plisko, Joseph Steve⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Barnwell, James Mortimer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Ehr, Willard (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Holzhauser, Richard Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Reilly, John F⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Messenger, Forrest Junior⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |