MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑25 | 274 | 847 | Target: Tank & Submarine Engine Factory Type: Industry Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Squadrons Attack Separately: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group. The lead squadron encountered equipment problems at the primary target, and elected to attack the secondary target. The high and low squadrons bombed the primary, but the high squadron found it necessary to make two bomb runs. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38974. High Squadron. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑107148 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DARK ANGEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sharp, Alan E⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Gray, Harold Reginald⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gay, Joseph Bates, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Minter, Louis Arlington⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Spafford, Kenneth Culver⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |