MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑26 | 275 | 849 | Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Berlin Bahnhof Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by cloud cover so it was attacked by PFF (radar), per the Field Order for this mission. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Robinson appears on the loading list as 'B' position ('Bombardier'), but is actually a 'Togglier' - an enlisted man who releases the bombs, but has no Norden bomb sight. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Turner, Willard Jerome, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Smith, George W, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Naum, Robert Edwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Robinson, Coit McLean, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Ruderman, Joshua Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Davenport, Robert Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Mollica, John Palmer, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Apedaile, Vernon Bernard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Stover, Robert Harry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |