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) |
Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: High group lead. Shot down by enemy aircraft at 1350 hrs; hits scored on #3 engine, which was immediately feathered, and gas tank; entire right wing broke into a mass of flames; crashed near Gumpen, Germany. MACR 3867 |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31433 ⇗ | 547th | SO*V | RUM POT II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer, Jr⇗ | 547 | KIA |
Pilot | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | 547 | POW |
Navigator | Hock, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | POW |
Bombardier | Ackerson, Donald Richard⇗ | 547 | POW |
Radio Operator | Hill, Edward Theodore⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
Engineer/Top Turret | Barkhurst, David Luther⇗ | 547 | POW |
Ball Turret | Joseph, Pierre (NMI)⇗ | 547 | POW |
Tail Gunner | Martell, Warren Harding⇗ | 547 | POW |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robison, John Timothy⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corrigan, Theodore Bernard⇗ | 547 | POW |
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3867⇗ |