| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑03‑12 | 287 | 883 | Target: Railway Center Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
| Transportation System Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Bomb Wing B Group on today's mission. Clouds obscured the target, preventing visual bombing. Instead, bombs were dropped using Gee-H aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑8608. |
Secondary (Gee-H) Target: Railway Center (Gee-H aim point) Type: Transportation Location: Betzdorf, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑38062 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | PLEASURE BENT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Pelt, Charles A⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jamison, Joseph F⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Murphy, Edward J⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Slack, Raymond Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guentzel, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Secrest, Marvin Victor⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| RADAR Countermeasures | Pacocha, Edward John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Miller, Irving Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Den Herder, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harrison, James (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |