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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Myers (as 'Meyers') 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 | 43‑38016 ⇗ | 544th | SU*R | LORRAINE |
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 |
Bombardier | 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 |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Albro, Bernard Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |