Mission Date | 3 March 1944 |
384th Mission |
Mission Number 70
|
8th Air Force Mission | Mission Number 246 |
Mission Comments |
8th AF: Mission Recalled Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission. |
Primary Target |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Target Attacked (Mode) | Mission RECALLED - No Target Attacked |
Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Aborted - 10 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1 Recalled - 15 |
Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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42‑3441⇗ | Smith, Harry Bailey ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because #2 engine supercharger ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑30026⇗ | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31048⇗ | Hines, James Wesley ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because of low fuel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31166⇗ | Heffley, Farris Ormond ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31222⇗ | Decker, Charles Edgar ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Forced to land immediately after takeoff because aircraft was losing fuel through a loose gas cap. After the problem was corrected on the ground, took off again and joined formation for mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31235⇗ | Morrison, Donald Sylvester ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31346⇗ | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI) ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because #2 engine supercharger surged and oscillated. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31364⇗ | Herbert, Joseph Robert ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Low Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31375⇗ | Reed, Merlin Howard ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31433⇗ | Urton, Raymond Lee ⇗ | Mission Recalled | High Squadron deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31484⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
42‑31495⇗ | Goller, Theodore (NMI) ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back with supercharger trouble. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31606⇗ | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray ⇗ | Mission Recalled | High Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31740⇗ | Rich, John (NMI) ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31871⇗ | Smith, Roger Clement ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑31926⇗ | Cosentino, George (NMI) ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑32007⇗ | Poole, George Irvin ⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37788⇗ | Outen, Charles Levi ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because #2 engine supercharger became uncontrollable. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37789⇗ | Allison, Earl Thomas ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because #2 supercharger ran away. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37801⇗ | Bennett, Phillip Nathan ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37885⇗ | Knapp, Paul Bernard ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because oil pressure dropped on #3 engine, requiring it to be feathered immediately. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑37982⇗ | Clayton, John Earl ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because the oil pressure in #3 engine dropped, causing severe vibration; could not feather prop. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑38014⇗ | MacPhail, Philip Ray ⇗ | Aborted | Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑39888⇗ | Foster, James E ⇗ | Aborted | Turned back because of severe vibration in #3 engine. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑39991⇗ | Algar, Philip Morris ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97449⇗ | Daskey, Kendall (NMI) ⇗ | Mission Recalled | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑97477⇗ | Corcoran, John Joseph ⇗ | Mission Recalled | Flying spare; joined formation for entire mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |