SORTIE REPORT #1627
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑04 58 208 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Attack On Aircraft Parts Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which were assigned to fly as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Wings. Both groups completed the mission and bombed via PFF on their respective wing leads.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Returned Early
Comments: High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1113 hrs because #2 supercharger went wild at 26,000 ft at 1015 hrs and #2 prop fluctuated, so that #3 engine began to deteriorate and vibrate badly.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37776 546th BK*R LADY DREW Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wilson, William Monroe 546 Returned To Base
Co-pilot Rabby, Carlos James, Jr 546 Returned To Base
Navigator Schwartz, Julius Sol 546 Returned To Base
Bombardier Alles, William George 546 Returned To Base
Radio Operator Compton, James Harold 546 Returned To Base
Engineer/Top Turret Birnbaum, Lester (NMI) 546 Returned To Base
Ball Turret Heintzelman, David Leroy 546 Returned To Base
Tail Gunner Greene, Frank Palmer 546 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pavlisko, John Arthur 546 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Warshawsky, Morris (NMI) 546 Returned To Base
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