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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑39203 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | GLOBE TROTTER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Leighton, Gerald Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Purchase, George Alan⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Robinson, John V⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Nepo, Alexander Harry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Riordan, Victor Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Beck, Harrison Gerald⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Burns, Harry Worren ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamblin, Robert George⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |