| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1010 hrs because engineer was knocked out while fixing the ball turret; when azimuth power switch was released, it caused the turret to swing around and hit the engineer in the head; he was taken to Thrapston Hospital for observation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37792 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | ELEANOR MAUREEN / BERMONDSEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Knox, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Duro, Victor Henry⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Dudley, John Charles⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Stauffer, Karl Fred⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |