| 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 1017 hrs because he was pulling excessive power settings, losing airspeed, stalled out at 115 MPH, and was unable to maintain position in formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37974 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SECTION 8 |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Langlois, Robert Ezra⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | LeTourneau, Marcel Laurent⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Warren, Dexter Holt⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Fornear, Thomas Southern⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Cason, Alfred Gibbs⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ward, Jack Paxton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Smart, Samuel Hayes⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Consoli, Vincent Sam⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allen, John Rutland⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McLain, James Wallace⇗ | 545 | Aborted |