| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Hit by flak at 1546 hrs; left wing root on fire; the aircraft was seen circling under control and 10 chutes emerged; crashed east of Schleswig, Germany. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31740 ⇗ | 546th | BK*T | not known | Konzem, Hubert Philip |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Schock, George William⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Gadd, Elliott Leroy⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Navigator | Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Togglier | Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Ball Turret | Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3653⇗ |