| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑19 | 77 | 266 | Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
| Traffic Conflict & Equipment Failure: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was clear. On the first bomb run, the high group took position immediately above the 384th, so Major Harris led the Group on a 360-degree turn to avoid their bombs. On the second bomb run, the lead aircraft's AFCES (autopilot) went out and the run was completed with the pilot flying manually following PDI guidance: bombing accuracy was poor. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97081 ⇗ | 546th | BK*K | not known | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Corcoran, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Stewart, Gilman Carter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Collins, Bernard John⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Murphy, David Williams⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Bowles, Charles Percy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hailey, Harold Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Tenborg, George Laurence⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Thompson, James Westerfield⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Slife, Harry Frances⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leonard, Frank Valentine⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |