| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑03 | 57 | 206 | Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Challenging Weather: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to lead the bomber stream of six combat bombardment wings as the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Wing). Due to clouds in the assembly area, the low group lost contact with the lead group, finally tacking on to the 303rd Bomb Group in the 41B Wing. Bombs were dropped using PFF aiming of the lead ship. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead Group. Turned back at 1008 hrs, two miles south of Cromer because #1 prop ran away and had to be feathered; controls worked loosely and prop would not unfeather. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Laboda, Joseph Stanley⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bush, Sidney Lewis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Crist, Vern Warren⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Fornear, Thomas Southern⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Flynn, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hardtmann, Arnold John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Smart, Samuel Hayes⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Nutt, Oliver Wayne⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marshall, Milford (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kerr, Robert Eugene⇗ | 545 | Aborted |