| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1003 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. Bombs jettisoned in Channel due to malfunction of bomb bay doors. |
N/A |
| 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 | Burch, Hugh Ralph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bennett, Dewayne (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Copeland, Carter Glenn⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Barrett, Richard Jennings⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Dahms, Rex John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jarvis, Francis Harrison⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Douglas, James Clifton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Woodard, Everett Durwood⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Emmons, James Vincent⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Capps, Milburn Perry⇗ | 545 | Aborted |