| 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: Hit by direct flak burst in left wing tanks at 1545 hrs on the return from attacking the target; large holes were seen in #1 and #2 engines whereupon the plane exploded in mid-air; crashed near Fouleng, Belgium. MACR 3873. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97274 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lavin, James Robert⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Co-pilot | Bendon, Louis Anger⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Navigator | Ashman, Harold Eugene⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Bombardier | Anthes, Calvin Leroy⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Radio Operator | Price, Edward Lyle⇗ | 547 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hollar, Troy (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Evaded |
| Ball Turret | Brady, Lloyd George⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Malone, James Woodie⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Johnson, Charles William⇗ | 547 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marz, Raymond Richard⇗ | 547 | KIA |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3873⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1697⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1906⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1907⇗ |