| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑28 | 68 | 238 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
| Weather Prevents Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission alone: there was no wing or division assembly, or organized 'bomber stream.' Because the briefed target was in occupied territory, bombardiers were required to make positive visual identification of the aiming point before releasing their bombs; this was not possible due to the nearly solid cloud cover in the target area. Many bomb runs were flown (lead and high squadrons made eight, and the low squadron made nine or more) but in the end, all bombs were returned to base. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Went down in France during the first bomb run between the IP and target with one engine smoking badly and in flames; no flak or fighters encountered up to that point; ten chutes seen; one did not open; aircraft seen to hit ground; crashed near Envermeu, France. MACR 2937 |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31058 ⇗ | 546th | BK*T | LIBERTY RUN | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Bornhorst, Francis Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Navigator | Trees, William Ernest⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Bombardier | Aegeter, John Lloyd⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Edwards, Thomas Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jones, Leroy Charles⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Hickey, James Currie⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Regan, Charles Thomas⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cooper, Robert Henry⇗ | 546 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Page, William Marvin⇗ | 546 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2937⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1198⇗ |