MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑06 | 72 | 250 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Berlin Attacked - Finally!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to provide a full group formation to fly as the high group of the 40th Composite Combat Wing, and a squadron to fly as the high squadron of the composite high group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing. Due to difficulties in assembly, only the squadron formation completed the mission: the remaining aircraft and crews returned to Grafton Underwood without attacking. The squadron assigned to the 41st CCBW completed the mission, attacking an industrial target in the Berlin area. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: Did not take off because of gas leak. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3440 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | BROADWAY ROSE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Co-pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Bombardier | Knox, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Radio Operator | Dahms, Rex John⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Engineer/Top Turret | Maruszak, Karol Leonard⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Ball Turret | Stauffer, Karl Fred⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Tail Gunner | Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Scrubbed |