| 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: Group lead. Co-pilot and navigator became violently ill. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Pilot | Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Whitley, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Hughes, Richard Bland, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Golka, Larry John⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Otto (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lenich, Francis Augustus⇗ | 547 | Aborted |