| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑20 | 63 | 226 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
| Big Week Begins!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's operation as part of 8th Air Force Mission 226, Task Force 1. One group led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), while the other flew as the low group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group). Despite cloudy weather most of the way to the targets, they were bombed visually. The 41A Group bombed their assigned primary target, an aircraft assembly and repair facility near Leipzig, Germany. The 41B Group Bombed their assigned target, an aircraft assembly plant near Bernberg, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41B Group Lead. Turned back at 1105 hrs because of failure of #2 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑39991 ⇗ | 546th | BK*V | LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL | Hunter, Jack Walter |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Stallings, Gordon Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Pilot | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Celentano, Frank A⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | McClanahan, James Clifton⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Laviolette, Roland Bernard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Gadd, Elliott Leroy⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Majewski, Casmer Robert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Schimenek, John Francis⇗ | 546 | Aborted |