| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑20 | 63 | 226 | Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
| Big Week Begins!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's operation as part of 8th Air Force Mission 226, Task Force 1. One group led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), while the other flew as the low group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group). Despite cloudy weather most of the way to the targets, they were bombed visually. The 41A Group bombed their assigned primary target, an aircraft assembly and repair facility near Leipzig, Germany. The 41B Group Bombed their assigned target, an aircraft assembly plant near Bernberg, Germany. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41B Group. Turned back at 0905 hrs due to complete loss of power in #1 engine; aircraft took off a second time but could not catch up with group. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24560 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | LITTLE AUDREY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Kravet, Marvin Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Dudla, John Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Kendall, Earl Frank⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kaminski, Bruno (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Loomis, Dorman George⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Green, Jesse Britten⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamilton, Gerald Thorwald⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Boney, Chester Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |