| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑23 | 80 | 275 | Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
| Targets of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations in the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Twenty-three aircraft formed the lead group of the Wing, under the command of Brigadier General Robert Travis, and six aircraft formed the lead squadron of the composite high group. Weather conditions prevented the Wing from attacking the primary or secondary targets, leading to the selection of targets of opportunity (TOO) for bombing (different TOO for each of the two 384th formations). | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 0835 hrs because all four superchargers were unocontrollable; 2 ran away at takeoff. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30026 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BATTLEWAGON | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Smigelsky, Horace Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Parisette, Donald Frederick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Blackburn, Rexford Maynard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McKeon, Francis Peter⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Hart, George Thurman⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Long, Thomas Nelson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Artessa, Carmen Alex⇗ | 546 | Aborted |