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: Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑38014 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA II | Foster, Ewing H |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Stallings, Gordon Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Pilot | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | Aborted |