| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑04 | 71 | 247 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Weather Alters Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The Group had difficulty attaining its position in the wing formation because the wing leader used speeds greater than SOP, finally catching up near the Ruhr Valley. With the ground completely obscured by dense cloud cover, the wing commander informed his formation that they would bomb a target of opportunity (TOO), initially thought to be Cologne (Köln), Germany, but later determined to be Bonn. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. Turned back at 1018 hrs because #2 & #3 engines were running rough, were smoking and detonating; tach and manifold pressure oscillated. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31495 ⇗ | 544th | SU*R | WABBIT TWACKS |
| 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 | Buller, Elwood Ellis⇗ | 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 |