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 became uncontrollable. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Miller, James Gilmore, II⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Noxon, Elvin Bayard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Welch, Gordon Michael⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Shipley, Charles Marion⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Connelly, Gordon Raker⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Barto, Louis Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wyman, Donald George⇗ | 547 | Aborted |