SORTIE REPORT #2004
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: Group deputy. Aborted because of carburetor icing.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑38014 ⇗ 546th BK*G LITTLE AMERICA II Foster, Ewing H
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Stallings, Gordon Kenneth⇗ 546 Aborted
Pilot MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ 546 Aborted
Navigator Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ 546 Aborted
Bombardier Garrett, James Patrick⇗ 546 Aborted
Radio Operator Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ 546 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ 546 Aborted
Ball Turret Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ 546 Aborted
Tail Gunner Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ 546 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ 546 Aborted
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