| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑24 | 94 | 315 | Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
| Aircraft Factory Demolished: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and provided the majority of the high composite group of that wing, on today's mission. The objective was the factory in which the Do 335 Multipurpose Fighter was being built. This innovative aircraft was seen as a substantial threat to Allied fighter and bomber forces, and no effort was spared to cripple its production. In addition, new bombing formations were being tried for the first time, which made the mission even more hazardous. Regardless of the risk and challenges faced by aircrews, the mission was successful, crippling Do 335 production. For its part on this mission, the 384th was awarded its second Distinguished Unit Citation. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Sustained 20mm cannon damage. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97188 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Allio, Orion Randolph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Clark, Alfred Albert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, John Jay⇗ | 544 | Wounded |