| 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) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pryor, Raymond Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Helmley, Loyd Elmer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Harmon, Frank James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Knox, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Maruszak, Karol Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Stauffer, Karl Fred⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Coppage, Raymond Donald⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pelkey, Arthur Symonds, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flynn, Timothy Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |