| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑09 | 74 | 253 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
| Secondary Target Attacked With PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by dense clouds, so the secondary was attacked using PFF (RADAR) aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1028 hrs because #3 oil temperature was 115 degrees and oil pressure was at 55 lbs at 16,000ft, with condition getting worse. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Small, Herbert William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Cittadini, Joseph Lloyd George⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Nagel, Jack Cameron⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Frazier, Ernest Leo⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Clements, William Arlie⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Kaufman, Vernon Herman⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Hougard, Kenneth Nels⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grimmett, James Harold⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, James Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |