| 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: Turned back at 1010 hrs because fuel transfer pump was inoperative. |
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 |
| Pilot | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Clark, Alfred Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | 544 | Aborted |