| 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) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. At release point, bombardier reported his salvo mechanism was inoperative: Maj Ketelson ordered his deputy Booska to release and the group's bombs were away on target. Ketelson continued on course and released his bombs on a target of opportunity (TOO), Neuruppin, Germany. |
TOO (Visual) Type: Non-Military Location: Neuruppin, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Ketelsen, Raymond Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Garrison, Keith M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Palazzo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Adair, Norman Ray⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fulwider, Albert Clayton, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Martell, Warren Harding⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robison, John Timothy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-03-22, Group Lead, R. Ketelsen, C. Stearns |