| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑13 | 89 | 301 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Primary Attacked, Huge Losses: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Vicious fighter attacks knocked down nine of our aircraft - the greatest one mission loss for the Group during the war - but the bombers were able to attack the assigned target with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1157 hrs because #1 engine was running rough and smoking. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31222 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | LAZY DAISY | Flynn, James Francis |
| 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 | Wilson, John Franklin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ukrain, Sidney Charles⇗ | 546 | Aborted |