| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Returned to station early after failure to draw more than 20 inches manifold pressure at 17,000 feet altitude. The cause was traced to binding in the supercharger regulator linkage. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Kilmer, Robert Bruce, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Barkley, John William, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Wilson, William Hollis⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Murray, James Raymond⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hood, Emmett Alexander⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | McKeon, James William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Sylvia, Francis Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, William Enoch⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sword, Walter Howard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |