SORTIE REPORT #2004
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑03 70 246 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany
8th AF: Mission Recalled: Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑38014 546th BK*G LITTLE AMERICA II Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Stallings, Gordon Kenneth 546 Aborted
Pilot MacPhail, Philip Ray 546 Aborted
Navigator Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph 546 Aborted
Bombardier Garrett, James Patrick 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Hawkins, Charles Joseph 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Shannon, Lucian Glenroie 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Mitchell, Charles Floyd 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamm, Morton Washington 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Benker, Patrick Dennis 546 Aborted
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