SORTIE REPORT #1896
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑25 67 235 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany
Big Week, Last Day: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided aircraft and crews to two separate combat wings for today's mission. One formation flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), and another small contingent flew as portions of the lead and low groups of the 41st Composite Combat Wing (41C Group). Weather at the 41A Group's target area near Augsburg was CAVU and visual bombing results were good.
During assembly, one aircraft was forced out of the 41A Group while avoiding a mid-air collision and ended up joining the 41C Group and bombing a ball bearing plant with them. Weather at the 41C Group's target area near Stuttgart was CAVU and visual bombing results were good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: 41C Group, High Squadron, Lead Group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because fuel had to be siphoned out of #4 wing tank when fuel pressure went up to 19.5 lbs, and #3 engine began throwing oil. The turnback point was in enemy airspace, so the crew earned combat credit for the mission.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31222 546th BK*D LAZY DAISY Flynn, James Francis
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
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