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 |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97072 ⇗ | 547th | SO*H | GREEN MOUNTAIN GAL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Carter, Jack Nifong⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Waller, Guy Ford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Clements, Huel Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zipfel, Herbert Walter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |