| 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 Comments: Group lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑38014 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA II | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Harris, George Warren, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Shattuck, Jack Dale⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | McClanahan, James Clifton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Compton, James Harold⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Birnbaum, Lester (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Heintzelman, David Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Rabby, Carlos James, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Greene, Frank Palmer⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pavlisko, John Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |