| 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: Joined the #4 position of the low Squadron, high group, 41st Composite Combat Wing A and bombed with them. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Barton, John Isaac⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | House, Harland Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Whitley, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hughes, Richard Bland, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Golka, Larry John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Otto (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zanetti, James John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |