| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑30 | 56 | 200 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
| Aircraft Plant Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which flew as the lead and low groups of the 41st Combat Wing A Wing on today's mission. The target was attacked by PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low group. Turned back at 0945 hrs because throttle linkage was broken on #1 and prop had to be feathered; generators on other engines out also. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3259 ⇗ | 545th | JD*T | SNAFU / ALABAMA WHIRLWIND |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Mabe, Walter Breeden⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Carini, Louis Peter⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Betolatti, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Deutsch, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Metz, Charles John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Allen, George William⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Alfter, Glen Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gatzman, Ralph Lee⇗ | 545 | Aborted |