| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑08 | 73 | 252 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| 384th Leads Wing To Berlin: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was not obscured by clouds, although there was heavy smoke from previous bomb strikes. Bombing results were believed to be good. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1042 hrs because #1 engine was running roughly and vibrated excessively. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31222 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | LAZY DAISY | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bishop, Charles W⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Miller, James Gilmore, II⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Rymer, Albert Ray⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Stamm, Murray Raymond⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wallace, Virgil Leonard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Coleman, Lester Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Schekel, Lorin Edwin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drennan, Robert Gerard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ukrain, Sidney Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |