| 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) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37789 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | THE LOOSE GOOSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Farthing, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Earle, Guy Harmon, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Grilli, Eugene Philip⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Pizzi, Frank Benjamin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Duncan, Sam Park, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Piemonte, Guiseppe Mario⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Robertson, James Roman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wilkins, John Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Massengale, Arnold Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |