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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back because #2 engine supercharger surged and oscillated. FLIGHT TIME 4:40 |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31346 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Q | SHACK RABBIT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Kennedy, John Benton, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Togglier | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Clark, Alfred Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hall, Lawrence Marion⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stevens, John Jay⇗ | 544 | Aborted |