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: Turned back because of severe vibration in #3 engine. |
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 | Foster, James Everett⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Duffy, John H⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birch, Frank Austin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corfield, Robert Milton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |