| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑02 | 69 | 244 | Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Radar Bombing, Results Unobserved: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and composite low groups (with one squadron of the 303rd BG) of the 41st Combat Wing A on today's mission. The target was covered by solid clouds so a PFF attack was required. The wing deputy led the bomb run, as the lead aircraft PFF equipment had failed. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1046 hrs because #1 prop ran away (prop governor sheared). Landed away at RAF Gatwick, West Sussex. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3441 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | PATCHES II / SPOTTED COW |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Harry Bailey⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Walling, Neil Emerson⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Pastorella, John Paul⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gray, Kenneth D (IO)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Altendorf, Elroy Andrew⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Cox, John Stewart⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Felicetti, Frank Dominick⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gustafson, Claus Norman⇗ | 547 | Aborted |