| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Squadron deputy, low Squadron, composite high group, 41st composite combat wing. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Augsburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Maahs, Robert Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kobes, Eugene Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Barber, Ruffin Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Blocksidge, Charles Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Cain, Billy Eklund⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Henken, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Smith, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rubinson, Harold David⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bratko, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |