MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑02‑27 | 276 | 851 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Leipzig Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing C Group on today's mission. With the visual primary target obscured by clouds, the formation attacked the PFF secondary target. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group deputy. Thacker is listed as co-pilot, but was likely the Group Deputy Air Commander. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8668 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Thacker, Clarence Lewis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Cohen, Harvey S⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Morrison, William Bedell⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Korabiak, Henry (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bernot, Mike (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Strong, Gerald M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Berthold, Charles W, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |