| 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: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑38013. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Augsburg, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38158 ⇗ | 547th | SO*L | JEAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Lessig, Joseph Watson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Loh, Phillip Henry, III⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hay, James Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | O'Brien, John Gerald⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gormley, Edward Oliver⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gardner, Eugene Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Froment, Dorrance Verl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, Richard Wight⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |