| 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 | 43‑39203 ⇗ | 546th | BK*L | GLOBE TROTTER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hatch, William Alva, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wiley, Vernon Lee⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Besel, Robert A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Summers, William Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Garner, William Perry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Henderson, Ralph A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Worley, John Thornton, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lady, Manfred Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ewing, Robert P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |