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 |
B-17G | 43‑38752 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | LITTLE CINDER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Whitesides, John Boyce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Moxley, John Carper⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Herndon, William Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Brief, Leonard Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Dube, Roland Raymond⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Sayers, Francis Asbury, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Shields, Howard Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Dupas, Emmett George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bergner, Lee Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |