| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑19 | 77 | 266 | Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
| Traffic Conflict & Equipment Failure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was clear. On the first bomb run, the high group took position immediately above the 384th, so Major Harris led the Group on a 360-degree turn to avoid their bombs. On the second bomb run, the lead aircraft's AFCES (autopilot) went out and the run was completed with the pilot flying manually following PDI guidance: bombing accuracy was poor. | |||
| 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 | 42‑97136 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Laubenstein, William Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jakway, James Allen⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cleland, Deston Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |