MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑11‑29 | 38 | 143 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bremen Bombed, Results Unobserved: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) attacked Bremen using PFF aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back; couldn't find formation after taking off late, due to misunderstanding over low engine oil pressure. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑39784 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | CABIN IN THE SKY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Covington, Royston Truitt, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Fallon, John James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | McGuinn, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Younker, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Onstad, William Walter⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Wasilewski, Aleck Michael⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Christian, Kenneth Paul Charles⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Whitney, Stanley Clifford⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caine, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Aborted |