| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑06 | 72 | 250 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Berlin Attacked - Finally!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) was assigned to provide a full group formation to fly as the high group of the 40th Composite Combat Wing, and a squadron to fly as the high squadron of the composite high group of the 41st Composite Combat Wing. Due to difficulties in assembly, only the squadron formation completed the mission: the remaining aircraft and crews returned to Grafton Underwood without attacking. The squadron assigned to the 41st CCBW completed the mission, attacking an industrial target in the Berlin area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High group lead, 40th composite Combat Bomb Wing. After assembling with the wing presumed to be the correct one, the group leader received a call from the correct wing leader that he was ten miles to the left of his assigned wing. The group leader left his position and attempted to catch the assigned wing at Cromer. When the group arrived at that point there were no B-17 formations in sight, at which time he decided to abandon the mission. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31433 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | RUM POT II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Liles, Carl Lloyd⇗ | GpHQ | Aborted |
| Pilot | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Garrison, Keith M⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Wismann, William Charles⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robison, John Timothy⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |