| 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: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑38630. Lead Squadron hot camera ship. |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hannover, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hinds, John W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hertz, Morton (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Davis, Dixon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Roy, John G J⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Smith, Alfred Clem, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Duncan, David (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | LaRue, Ray Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kalan, Frank M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |