| 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 | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107058 ⇗ | 546th | BK*C | WHITE ANGEL | Clayton, Alfred George |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gowder, Charles Fred⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Rooker, Billy Roy⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Fazio, Vincent Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Brooks, James Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Barnes, Francis Eugene⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaugh, George (NMI)⇗ | Spare, Returned | |
| Ball Turret | Sacco, Salvatore R⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Williamson, James Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Higgins, Robert Stephen⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leber, Richard Edward⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |