MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑08 | 73 | 252 | Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
384th Leads Wing To Berlin: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was not obscured by clouds, although there was heavy smoke from previous bomb strikes. Bombing results were believed to be good. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31871 ⇗ | 547th | SO*T | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Haley, Ralph Bernard⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Togglier | Pastorella, John Paul⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | House, Harland Francis⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Whitley, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | Hughes, Richard Bland, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Golka, Larry John⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Otto (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zanetti, James John⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |