| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑29 | 119 | 379 | Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
| Long Mission, Good Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group-size formations on today's mission as the Lead and Low Groups of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the third of five Wings in Air Task Force Three. With CAVU conditions in the primary target area, bombs were placed right on the primary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at a point 15 miles NE of field due to oil leaking from cooler of #2 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102620 ⇗ | 546th | BK*P | DE RUMBLE IZER | Clayton, Alfred George |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bullitt, Edward James⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Dexter, Edwin MacLeod⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Eide, Richard Douglas⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Matthiesen, Carl Rolf⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hichens, Ralph Henry⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Beckham, Charles Owen⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Heeg, Edgar Lee⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pattillo, William James⇗ | 546 | Aborted |