| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑24 | 81 | 277 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Ball Bearing Plant Spared: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The primary target was hidden by heavy clouds, so the Wing bombed the city of Frankfurt. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31346 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Q | SHACK RABBIT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Herbert, Joseph Robert, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sharff, Sampson (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Meyer, Robert Herman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Zebrowski, Joseph Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Carroll, Ralph Gordon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Boone, James Douglas, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Anstead, William Warren⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Van Riper, Charles (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Buckley, Arthur Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Narog, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |