| 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 |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 0850 hrs at Splasher 4 because they were unable to locate the formation in bad weather. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37758 ⇗ | 545th | JD*W | KENTUCKY KERNEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Barad, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Heim, Gerard Anthony⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Reinlie, Robert Laingor⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Kasmerski, Stephen James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Doran, Francis Patrick⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Morris, Edward John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Kemak, Andrew Steven⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Kanclewski, Edwin Joseph Theodore⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |