| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑30 | 56 | 200 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead group flying spare; turned back at Burnham due to #3 engine oil pressure dropping to 30 lbs and becoming erratic; cylinder head tempurature on #1 engine ran high with cowl flaps open. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24578 ⇗ | 547th | SO*U | OLD RELIABLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Inman, Loren Alexander⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Wood, Charles Stoddart⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Welch, Gordon Michael⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Shipley, Charles Marion⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Connelly, Gordon Raker⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wyman, Donald George⇗ | 547 | Aborted |