| 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) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97510. After bombing target at 1325 hrs, lost altitude and flew just above undercast; continued in this way for 1.5 hrs and then was lost from sight; damaged by flak; crashed near Grivillers, France. MACR 3244 |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Augsburg, Germany |
| 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 | Stier, George Withers⇗ | 546 | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Bertram, Harold John⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Navigator | Harvey, Ralph Oscar⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Bombardier | Heine, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Van Beveren, John Edward⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kane, Francis Patrick⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Ball Turret | David, Alfred Alme⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Louden, Jack Elmer⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Klonowski, Francis Dominick⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Norton, Richard Anthony⇗ | 546 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3244⇗ |