| 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. This aircraft had blown the tire on the left main landing gear during takeoff. The crew jettisoned its bomb load in the English Channel and remained in the air near the base until fuel was nearly exhausted, then landed without further damage. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37792 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | ELEANOR MAUREEN / BERMONDSEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Mabe, Walter Breeden⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Carini, Louis Peter⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Betolatti, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Deutsch, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Brown, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Allen, George William⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Alfter, Glen Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gatzman, Ralph Lee⇗ | 545 | Aborted |