| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑14 | 180 | 552 | Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Airfield Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Continuing to apply pressure on the Luftwaffe's defense capability, the 384th added its bombs to those of other combat wings. All three groups (lead, high, low) hit their assigned aim points with satisfactory accuracy, bringing victory closer. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low group. Turned back with a broken exhaust stack in #3 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97320 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | HOT ROCK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Rasmussen, John Christian⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Bellovary, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Russell, Lester Hebran, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Erich, Milton Benjamin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |