| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑16 | 75 | 262 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
| Bad Day At Augsburg: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two formations on today's mission. A group-sized formation was assigned to the 40th Composite Combat Wing; it could not find its assigned Wing, so it tacked on to the 1st Combat Wing and completed the mission. Also, a single squadron formation was assigned as the low squadron of the Composite High Group of the 41st Combat Wing. The formations were unable to attack the primary target because it was obscured by clouds, so the bombers unloaded on the secondary target, Augsburg, using PFF (RADAR) aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1019 hrs because #2 engine vibrated and overheated and was throwing white and black smoke. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31926 ⇗ | 545th | JD*G | LOVELL'S HOVEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lovell, James MacNaughton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Brookings, Walter Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Lewis, Joseph Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Bachicha, Martin Paul⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Deftos, Minot Fred⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fowlkes, Calvin Oscar Lewis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Tessmer, Warren David⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Kardos, Louis Julius⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oldham, Jesse Zera⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stammel, Edward Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |