| 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) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| 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 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gay, Greeley (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Dudla, John Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kendall, Earl Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kaminski, Bruno (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Danko, Charles Gabriel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Green, Jesse Britten⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wray, Forrest Donald⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |