SORTIE REPORT #1627
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑02‑04 58 208 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Attack On Aircraft Parts Plant: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) supplied two group formations for today's mission, which were assigned to fly as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Wings. Both groups completed the mission and bombed via PFF on their respective wing leads.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Returned Early
Comments: High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1113 hrs because #2 supercharger went wild at 26,000 ft at 1015 hrs and #2 prop fluctuated, so that #3 engine began to deteriorate and vibrate badly.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37776 ⇗ 546th BK*R LADY DREW Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Wilson, William Monroe⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Co-pilot Rabby, Carlos James, Jr⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Navigator Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Bombardier Alles, William George⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Radio Operator Compton, James Harold⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Engineer/Top Turret Birnbaum, Lester (NMI)⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Ball Turret Heintzelman, David Leroy⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Tail Gunner Greene, Frank Palmer⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Pavlisko, John Arthur⇗ 546 Returned To Base
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Warshawsky, Morris (NMI)⇗ 546 Returned To Base
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