| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑14 | 288 | 886 | Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
| Railroad Bridge Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Bomb Wing as the A Group on today's mission. Because of ground haze and a smoke screen, the bomb run was started using Gee-H guidance. However, shortly before the target, the lead bombardiers of each squadron picked it up in the bombsight and released their bombs using visual sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑98027 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | SWAMP ANGEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Welsh, James H⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wilson, Roger Earl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Greenfield, Sidney Lloyd⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Burkhart, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Towers, Leo Frank, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Werner, Edwin J (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Thompson, LeDru Myron⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Adams, Jack Colvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |