| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑10‑09 | 208 | 670 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Schweinfurt Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead group of the 41st CBW A wing on today's mission. Weather at the target was 10/10ths clouds, and the decision was made to bomb the PFF target. Results were unobserved. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Springsted, Donald George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Barnes, Robert Clark⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Jacobs, Edward Gregory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Reed, Ira Ottinger, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Meyer, Melvin Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Seeley, Clarence Burdell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Watson, Paul Leland⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Macuch, Albert Richard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Foust, John Monroe, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |