| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑04 | 71 | 247 | Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Weather Alters Mission: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The Group had difficulty attaining its position in the wing formation because the wing leader used speeds greater than SOP, finally catching up near the Ruhr Valley. With the ground completely obscured by dense cloud cover, the wing commander informed his formation that they would bomb a target of opportunity (TOO), initially thought to be Cologne (Köln), Germany, but later determined to be Bonn. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Low Squadron lead. Left formation at 1156 hrs right after bombs away going down under control, apparently in good condition and covered by friendly fighters; damaged by flak, crashed about 15 km northwest of Amiens, France. MACR 2739. |
TOO (Visual) Type: Non-Military Location: Bonn, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31606 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Witt, Francis John, Jr⇗ | 547 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Navigator | Kazmerski, John Thomas⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Bombardier | Fleenor, Charles Thurman⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Schwarz, James Cornelius⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wilson, Gerald Eugene⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Miller, Robert Lee⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Taylor, Homer William⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fernandez, Severino Jean⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leach, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2739⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 647⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 677⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 698⇗ |