MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑09 | 74 | 253 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Secondary Target Attacked With PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by dense clouds, so the secondary was attacked using PFF (RADAR) aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97449. Turned back at 1102 hrs because #7 cylinder blew off of #2 engine and had to be feathered. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Wehry, George Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Messer, Joseph Louis, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Togglier | Baker, Earl Shelton⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Fless, Gustave (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hunt, Leo Albert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Couture, Clement Adrian⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Philippi, Norbert Francis⇗ | 546 | Aborted |