| 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: Wing deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31435 ⇗ | 544th | SU*S | WEST END |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | West, George Berry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Yount, Donald Laverne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Credidio, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Anderson, Charles LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Crippen, Creig B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Skerko, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Graeb, William Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ray, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Figley, Wilbert Guy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |