| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑29 | 55 | 198 | Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Technology Trumps Overcast Targets: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing B wing. Bombs were released using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead group. Turned back over Lutterworth at 0922 hrs due to drop in pressure in oxygen system from 375 lbs to 225 lbs. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37885 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | MRS. F.D.R. / FROSTIE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Clark, Alfred Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Aborted |