| 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 Comments: Low Squadron deputy. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97124 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE JOKER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Copeland, Carter Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Barrett, Richard Jennings⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Dahms, Rex John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Douglas, James Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Voorhees, Ralph Warner⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Emmons, James Vincent⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |