MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1945‑03‑02 | 279 | 859 | Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany |
Pressure on Oil: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing A Group on today's mission. Alerted to prepare for radar bombing, clouds dissipated near the target permitting all three squadrons to bomb visually, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 43‑39019 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Norskog, Vincent Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Ladendorff, Edmund (NMI), Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Ezell, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | King, Paul Ralph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Fulcher, Harold Quillian⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Spot Jammer | Eastell, Harry Theodore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Calhoun, William Ernest, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Franks, Herbert Hassell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cobb, Raymond Bruce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |