| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑29 | 98 | 327 | Target: Industrial District Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Industry Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. Bombing was done in wing formation on wing lead, with unobserved results. This was a particularly costly mission for the Eighth Air Force: 63 heavy bombers of the 679 dispatched failed to return. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Flying spare; turned back at 0932; could not find formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97201 ⇗ | 547th | SO*J | JAMAICA MARY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hale, Charles Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Swisher, Glenn Everett⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Morris, Arthur Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Richardson, William Earl⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burlingame, James Wyatt⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Asher, John Calvin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markiewicz, John Henry⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Menchaca, Jose Ricardo⇗ | 547 | Aborted |