| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑19 | 314 | 961 | Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Elsterwerda, Germany |
| Critical Railway Junction: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing B Group on today's mission. Visual bombing conditions enabled accurate aiming, although many of the bombs landed beyond the planned MPI, or 'long'. A traffic conflict caused the high squadron to hold its bombs on the first run and make a second run by itself, tacking on to another formation for the return flight. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 44‑8649 ⇗ | 546th | BK*X | TRAIL BLAZER | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Smith, Jack M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cavanaugh, William Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Soliday, David Shriver, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stoltze, Albert C⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Frazier, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | O'Leary, William Joseph, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |