MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑03‑22 | 79 | 273 | Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Berlin Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as two elements of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-one aircraft formed the low group, and seven formed the high squadron of the composite high group. Because of cloud coverage of the primary visual target, the wing continued on to bomb the secondary using PFF. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron, composite high group. Turned back at 1142 hrs because of excessive vibrations and loss of power in #2 engine. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑31375 ⇗ | 546th | BK*S | not known | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Courtemanche, Ralph Eudor⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Thaxter, Floyd Wilson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Turner, Claude Murphy⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Geronemo, James Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Aronson, Isadore Irving⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zee, Julius (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zieba, Edmund (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |