| 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 | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97204 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | SKYLARK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Brouillard, Richard Vincent⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Parker, Charles Warren, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McLaughlin, Walter Scott⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Burton, Paul Fredrick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Currin, Bernard Woodrow⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McCain, Earl Floyd⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bryson, Robert Chelsie⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jones, Robert Evan⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Belknap, Robert Gene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pierce, John Vernon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |