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: Low Squadron lead; Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 44‑8541 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Y | BUCKEYE BELLE | Stachon, John Joseph |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Shelley, John Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Belsinger, Harry Flair, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Calnitz, Jerome⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dulac, Albert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Soto, Roman Serrano⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Nelson, Marion A⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |