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 deputy, low group. Turned back at 1149 hrs because oil pressure in #4 engine dropped and engine had to be feathered. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37758 ⇗ | 545th | JD*W | KENTUCKY KERNEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Barad, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Morris, Edward John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Kemak, Andrew Steven⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Kanclewski, Edwin Joseph Theodore⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dillingham, Desmond Quinton⇗ | 545 | Aborted |