| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑24 | 66 | 233 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Big Week, Day Five: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations for today's mission. The main formation of group size flew as the lead group of the 41st 'Regular' Combat Bombardment Wing. The second formation, consisting of two squadrons, combined with a squadron from the 303rd BG to form the composite low group of the same combat wing. The weather cooperated, with CAVU conditions over the target area. A smoke screen did not hide the target very well, and, in fact, helped the bombardiers identify and confirm the target location! Bombing was by visual aiming and results were good. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low Squadron, low group. Turned back at 1125 hrs when #4 engine began throwing out dense black smoke. It was ruled that the abort was not justified: the pilot was relieved (returned to co-pilot duty). |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑38014 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA II | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Miller, James Gilmore, II⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Rabby, Carlos James, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Rymer, Albert Ray⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wallace, Virgil Leonard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Coleman, Lester Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Schekel, Lorin Edwin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Drennan, Robert Gerard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ukrain, Sidney Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |