| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑09 | 86 | 293 | Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
| Weather Causes Assembly Havoc: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Composite Combat Wing B on todays mission, furnishing the lead and low groups of the wing. Bad weather caused assembly difficulties for the entire Wing, leading many pilots to abandon efforts to locate the wing. However, clear weather over the continent and in the target area enabled a majority of the bombers to successfully attack their assigned targets. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (Visual) |
| 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 | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |