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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1224 hrs due to oxygen regulator failure. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑39164 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carlson, Russell Edgar, II⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Zmyndak, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Moore, John R⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Togglier | Durborow, Clarence James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Jerome, Robert John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Casey, Gordon Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Williams, Jack W⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Sorrells, William G⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | Rose, William I⇗ | 545 | Aborted |