| 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) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: 41B Group. Shot down in vigorous attacks by 10-15 Me-109s or a heavy flak barrage between 1230 and 1300 hrs near Münster, Germany; crashed near Oostrum (just east of Venray), The Netherlands. MACR 2467 |
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| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑39809 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Smith, Paul Matthew, Jr⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | Kontur, William John⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Bombardier | Bean, George Henry⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Franzo, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Pierce, Lee Clifton⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Egger, Richard Henry⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Egger, Robert Ross⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Odom, Rufus Thurman, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gabriel, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2467⇗ |