SORTIE REPORT #1921
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)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: 41A Group. Turned back at 1125 hrs when #3 supercharger would not function at altitude, being able to get only 23-24 inches of boost at 19,000'.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑39888 544th SU*B HOTNUTS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Clayton, John Earl 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr 544 Aborted
Navigator Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr 546 Aborted
Togglier Grauer, James Edward 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Buller, Elwood Ellis 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Watenpool, Jerome Francis 544 Aborted
Ball Turret O'Leary, Edward Joseph 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Hall, Lawrence Marion 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Koscheski, Clyde Anderson 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank 544 Aborted
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