| 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 1008 hrs; #2 supercharger ran away and could not be controlled. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Harry Bailey⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Pederson, Floyd Roy⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Cox, John Stewart⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markiewicz, John Henry⇗ | 547 | Aborted |