| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑17 | 313 | 957 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
| Transportation Attacked Again: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate visual aiming, which produced excellent bombing results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8789 ⇗ | 545th | JD*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Strickland, Alexander Conwell , Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Kinnaird, William Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hollenbeck, Leonard Avenel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Burcham, Eugene Emmons⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hart, Kenneth Cecil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beardshear, Paul Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | Lead Crew photo, 17 April 1945, Strickland, Kinnaird⇗ |