MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑10‑04 | 28 | 108 | Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Industrial Targets Bombed: Sixteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 103rd CW on today's mission. The primary target was bombed visually with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back, #2 engine supercharger pressure low and #3 engine oil pressure low. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3087 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | CLEAN CUT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Kaczaraba, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Horsky, Marvin Lewis⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Wirth, Theodore Matthew⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Peifer, Wilbur Alan⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Honeycutt, John Samuel⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Craden, Solomon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Polley, George Gibson, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilrane, Harry Alexander⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parker, Peter Franklin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |