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Mission # 70

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 3 March 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Show Operations
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 70, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 246
8th AF: Mission Recalled
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Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission.
Primary Target Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Mission RECALLED - No Target Attacked
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Recalled - 15
Aborted - 10
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

27 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑3441⇗Smith, Harry Bailey⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30026⇗Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗Mission RecalledUncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31048⇗Hines, James Wesley⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because of low fuel.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31166⇗Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗Mission RecalledBall Turret Gunner suffered frostbite to left hand.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31222⇗Decker, Charles Edgar⇗Mission RecalledForced to land immediately after takeoff because aircraft was losing fuel through a loose gas cap. After the problem was corrected on the ground, took off again and joined formation for mission.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31235⇗Morrison, Donald Sylvester⇗Mission RecalledLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31346⇗Jorgenson, Henry (NMI)⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because #2 engine supercharger surged and oscillated.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31364⇗Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗Mission RecalledLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31375⇗Reed, Merlin Howard⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31433⇗Urton, Raymond Lee⇗Mission RecalledHigh Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31484⇗[N/A]Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused 
42‑31495⇗Goller, Theodore (NMI)⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back with supercharger trouble.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31606⇗Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗Mission RecalledHigh Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31740⇗Rich, John (NMI)⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31871⇗Smith, Roger Clement⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑31926⇗Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑32007⇗Poole, George Irvin⇗Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37788⇗Outen, Charles Levi⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because #2 engine supercharger became uncontrollable.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37789⇗Allison, Earl Thomas⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37801⇗Bennett, Phillip Nathan⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37885⇗Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because oil pressure dropped on #3 engine, requiring it to be feathered immediately.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑37982⇗Clayton, John Earl⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because the oil pressure in #3 engine dropped, causing severe vibration; could not feather prop.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38014⇗MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39888⇗Foster, James Everett⇗Aborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back because of severe vibration in #3 engine.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑39991⇗Algar, Philip Morris⇗Mission RecalledGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97449⇗Daskey, Kendall (NMI)⇗Mission Recalled SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97477⇗Corcoran, John Joseph⇗Mission RecalledFlying spare; joined formation for entire mission.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗