| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑11 | 62 | 218 | Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Visual Attack Despite Confusion: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Due to confusion near the IP, this group dropped bombs on (or near) a Luftwaffe airfield, using visual sighting. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 0919 hrs because of oxygen leakage in ball turret caused when a crew member stepped on and broke an electical conduit leading to ball turret. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30026 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BATTLEWAGON | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Maahs, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Reedy, Delbert Rudolph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rubinson, Harold David⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bratko, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |