| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑09 | 86 | 293 | Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
| Weather Causes Assembly Havoc: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Composite Combat Wing B on todays mission, furnishing the lead and low groups of the wing. Bad weather caused assembly difficulties for the entire Wing, leading many pilots to abandon efforts to locate the wing. However, clear weather over the continent and in the target area enabled a majority of the bombers to successfully attack their assigned targets. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off Comments: This aircraft did not take off. Crew did not transfer to a Spare Aircraft. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Thoma, Edward Paul⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Tucker, Clifton Roland⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Zinninger, William Maynard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ticknor, Edward Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Connolly, William Edward, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | McDonald, Edward William⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Casey, Robert Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |