| 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: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37816. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: City Type: Non-Military Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bailey, Everett Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Carini, Louis Peter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Betolatti, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Deutsch, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Schmit, William Phillip⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Alfter, Glen Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allen, George William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gatzman, Ralph Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |