| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑22 | 65 | 230 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
| Big Week, Day Three: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's missions. One formed the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), and the other formed the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group).The 41A Group lost its formation when forced to fly into clouds during assembly: the entire group aborted, and all bombs were returned to base rather than being dropped at Halberstadt. The 41B Group attacked their primary target at Aschersleben, but while bombs appeared to strike in the target area, heavy smoke from prior groups made assessment difficult. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41B Group. Turned back at 1053 hrs as #2 supercharger ran away. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Harry Bailey⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Pederson, Floyd Ray⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Cox, John Stewart⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Westrick, Urban William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |