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 |