| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑12‑09 | 237 | 743 | Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany |
| Daimler Factory Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group for today's mission. All aircraft bombed the primary target: the lead squadron bombed by Gee-H with visual assist, the High squadron used Gee-H alone, and the Low squadron bombed visually. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back; #1 feathered and #2 prop ran away. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39888 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | HOTNUTS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Warner, Henry L⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Miller, John C, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Berwald, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Lott, Homer Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Dean, Donald Lloyd⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Seidel, John Clarence⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Poulsen, Leonard Irvin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Portwood, Ray S⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Taliaferro, Philip Andrew⇗ | 544 | Aborted |