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 oil pressure dropped on #3 engine, requiring it to be feathered immediately. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37885 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | MRS. F.D.R. / FROSTIE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Stahl, Bruce Warren⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Jakway, James Allen⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Cleland, Deston Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | LaSalle, Angelo Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |