MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑03 | 70 | 246 | Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
8th AF: Mission Recalled: Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Mission Recalled Comments: Uncontrollable superchargers made formation flying difficult. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑30026 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BATTLEWAGON | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |