| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Aircraft observed jettisoning bombs and stayed in formation until target was reached where he left formation with all four engines going and appeared to be diving down into the low group; apparently damaged by flak; crashed near Lhuître, France. MACR 3243 |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Augsburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37801 ⇗ | 547th | SO*G | DYNAMITE EXPRESS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ledbetter, Edwin Dwight⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Miles, Thomas Eugene⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Navigator | Noxon, Elvin Bayard⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Bombardier | Poremba, Edward Adam⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Webster, Robert Lee⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Neves, Gordon Roland⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Walsh, James Francis⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Cook, Roy Wendell⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Haught, Ralph Eugene⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Johnson, James Harold⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3243⇗ |