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 |
PFF Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hannover, Germany |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38588 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | EILEEN'S KINDERGARTEN | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Henly, Harry Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Witt, Charles Dean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Estrin, Leonard (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thorne, Richard W⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |