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 | No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑31375 ⇗ | 546th | BK*S | not known | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Reed, Merlin Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Rininsland, Bruce Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Heiss, John Lawrence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wellman, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Johnson, Robert O (1943)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Osepchook, Arthur John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hardy, Emmet Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Plotz, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |