| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑03 | 280 | 861 | Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
| Hannover Railyard Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission - the thirteenth in as many days. The primary (visual-only) target was obscured by clouds so the bombers attacked the secondary PFF target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron hot camera ship. [ N.B. Actual positions: Ball Turret - George Cramer; Tail Gunner - Joseph Britton; Flexible (Waist) Gunner - George Lesko. Per George Cramer, January 2014. ] |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hannover, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Shuff, Charles Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | White, William F⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Birney, Robert Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Abbott, Charles R⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Harrison, Erwin Jack⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Henricks, Bernard Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lesko, George Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cramer, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Britton, Joseph Rodman⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |