SORTIE REPORT #2044
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 Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37788 547th SO*N HELL'S MESSENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Roger Clement 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Gay, Greeley (NMI) 547 Aborted
Navigator Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr 546 Aborted
Togglier Dudla, John Richard 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Kendall, Earl Frank 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Kaminski, Bruno (NMI) 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Danko, Charles Gabriel 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Green, Jesse Britten 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Nichols, Melvin Allen 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wilson, Stanley Sylvester 547 Aborted
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