| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑03 | 70 | 246 | Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
| 8th AF: Mission Recalled: Mission recalled by 8th AF after entering enemy airspace, due to fuel shortage caused by maneuvering necessitated by weather: recalled crews were awarded combat credit for the mission. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back because the oil pressure in #3 engine dropped, causing severe vibration; could not feather prop. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37982 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | TREMBLING GREMLIN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clayton, John Earl⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Sharff, Sampson (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Grauer, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Stumpf, Howard Martin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Watenpool, Jerome Francis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Coleman, Lester Kenneth⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Boydston, Elmer Dean⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Koscheski, Clyde Anderson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Lewandowski, Thomas Michael⇗ | 544 | Aborted |