| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑20 | 78 | 269 | Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
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Weather Forces Recall: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Repeated conflicts with neighboring wing formations led at 1114 hrs to a loss of visual contact with assigned wing leader, who by that time was at about 5,000 feet higher altitude. Ten minutes later a recall order was received - the formation at that time was in the vicinity of Prüm, Germany - and the Group returned to base without dropping its bombs.
From the PRO LOG: 'Impossible atmospherical conditions compelled our planes to turn back over France [sic] without dropping their bombs. Clouds extended up to 25,000 feet when the bombers abandoned their [attack].' |
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| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| 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 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Bier, Irvin Louis⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jakway, James Allen⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Cleland, Deston Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 544 | Spare, Returned |