| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑11 | 62 | 218 | Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Visual Attack Despite Confusion: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Due to confusion near the IP, this group dropped bombs on (or near) a Luftwaffe airfield, using visual sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1000 hrs because flight engineer became unconscious from anoxia and 'bends', requiring immediate medical attention. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31375 ⇗ | 546th | BK*S | not known | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Bishop, Nelson M J⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |