| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑16 | 75 | 262 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
| Bad Day At Augsburg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission. A group-sized formation was assigned to the 40th Composite Combat Wing; it could not find its assigned Wing, so it tacked on to the 1st Combat Wing and completed the mission. Also, a single squadron formation was assigned as the low squadron of the Composite High Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The formations were unable to attack the primary target because it was obscured by clouds, so the bombers unloaded on the secondary target, Augsburg, using PFF (RADAR) aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 0955 hrs because #3 & #4 engines failed; #1 oil cooler was leaking very badly and the lead was off of sparkplug of #7 cylinder, #2 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97521 ⇗ | 545th | JD*H | THE SAINT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Knox, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Marshall, Milford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Stauffer, Karl Fred⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |