| 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: Group deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs over enemy territory because #1, #2, and #3 engines were smoking very badly after pulling excessive manifold pressure for 30 minutes; aircraft was vibrating very badly. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38112 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | MRS GEEZIL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Manning, Raymond Walter⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Nilo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Parmer, Warren Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Purdy, Joseph Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Swineford, Homer Howard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Olson, Harry Howard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Dziura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Carter, Glen Albert⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stammel, Edward Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |