| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑10‑14 | 32 | 115 | Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| "Second Schweinfurt" aka "Black Thursday": The 384th Bombardment Group (H) put up three squadrons on today's mission. However, six aircraft aborted, reducing the number that bombed the primary target. A further six aircraft were knocked out by enemy action. An all-too-familiar situation faced the returning crews - bad weather over East Anglia. Three Aircraft were lost when the crews, unable to locate a suitable place to land in England, bailed out and abandoned them, while most of the remainder landed at other airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Crashed In Allied Territory Comments: Crew bailed out near Deenethorpe on return; the aircraft crash-landed near Corby, UK. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3037 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Z | WINDY CITY AVENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Co-pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Tail Gunner | Grant, Ralph Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Bailed Out Over England |