| 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: High Squadron lead. Was seen in formation at bombs away; at 1202 aircraft peeled off and left formation under control; all engines were running, but one may have been hit by flak; last seen going down still under control; flak, crashed 1 km south of Blangermont, France. MACR 2741 |
TOO (Visual) Type: Non-Military Location: Bonn, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑39991 ⇗ | 546th | BK*V | LOOK HOMEWARD ANGEL | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Carpenter, Walter Richard⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Kennedy, John Benton, Jr⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Navigator | Hedin, Carl Anton⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Bombardier | Altman, Murray David⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Fallesen, Wayne Peter⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McCracken, Dwight Howard⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Ball Turret | O'Leary, Edward Joseph⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Leibring, Clarence Paul⇗ | 544 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Girard, Donald Robert⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank⇗ | 544 | Evaded/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2741⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1469⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1600⇗ |