| 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: Low Squadron lead, low group. Turned back at 1013 hrs; could not locate formation due to bad weather. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38112 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | MRS GEEZIL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Bush, Sidney Lewis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Merlo, Samuel Joseph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Griffith, Leonard Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Morton, Cecil Gordon⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Stuhl, Walter Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Eyre, Charles Harris⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Nutt, Oliver Wayne⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kerr, Robert Eugene⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | 545 | Aborted |