| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑25 | 2 | 67 | Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Weather Reduces Force: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd Bomb Wing, the second of three wings assigned to this mission. Of the 19 aircraft taking off for today's mission, most became lost in rain and heavy clouds and failed to make wing formation. Eight aircraft continued following the 103rd Combat Wing, four bombing the primary target on the Wing Lead, and one bombing a last resort target; 7 crewmembers were KIA, 2 were MIA, and 21 became POW. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3218 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | DORIS MAE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗ | 547 | 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 | Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | McKeon, James William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |