| 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: 41A Group. Took off late (0922 instead of 0845) due to mechanical trouble but succeeded in joining formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29717 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | MR. FIVE BY FIVE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Larsen, Jack Kirby⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Donovan, Warren Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Fallon, John James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Murray, Edward Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cole, Robert Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barnes, Karl Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Haverlah, Alton Bernhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Moore, John William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Simon, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Holler, Edward Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |