| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑22 | 65 | 230 | Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
| Big Week, Day Three: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's missions. One formed the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group), and the other formed the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group).The 41A Group lost its formation when forced to fly into clouds during assembly: the entire group aborted, and all bombs were returned to base rather than being dropped at Halberstadt. The 41B Group attacked their primary target at Aschersleben, but while bombs appeared to strike in the target area, heavy smoke from prior groups made assessment difficult. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41B Group, High Squadron Lead; landed away at RAF Eastchurch, Essex, due to severe snow storm. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37801 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | DYNAMITE EXPRESS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Urton, Raymond Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Lacroix, James Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Jackson, Billy J (IO)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Aborted |