SORTIE REPORT #2268
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑03‑24 81 277 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany
Ball Bearing Plant Spared: 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 heavy clouds, so the Wing bombed the city of Frankfurt.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Secondary (PFF)
Target: City
Type: Non-Military
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31375 546th BK*S not known Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hartness, Joseph George, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Parisette, Donald Frederick 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Thaxter, Floyd Wilson 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Turner, Claude Murphy 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Geronemo, James Anthony 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Aronson, Isadore Irving 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hosmer, Richard Clyde 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zee, Julius (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zieba, Edmund (NMI) 546 Completed, Uninjured
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