| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron lead. Landed away at Alconbury. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3429 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | FLAK HOUSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Doman, Albert Hugh⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Baldwin, Pendleton Gaines⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Pierce, Kermit Aubrey⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Anderson, Clarence Denton⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Marshall, Dean William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Redding, George Thomas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Aune, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Abramowitz, Abraham Bernhard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bumpers, Frederick Scott⇗ | 544 | Aborted |