| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑18 | 76 | 264 | Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
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Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two formations for today's mission. A group size formation led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing, while a squadron size formation led the high composite group of the same wing. All targets were attacked by visual means.
Five aircraft of High Composite Group, led by Capt J M Merritt, bombed an airfield in the vicinity of Memmingen, Germany as a Last Resort Target: they were unable to drop on the primary target because another formation was below them. |
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| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron, high composite group. |
Last Resort Target Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Memmingen, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3440 ⇗ | 544th | SU*P | BROADWAY ROSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, William T⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Brown, James Jefferson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hertel, Wallace Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Frazier, Ernest Leo⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Faux, Roy Sherman⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hachmann, Vincent Carl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Buchner, Frank James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Breen, John Francis, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chernack, Abe (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-03-18 Formation Photo Taken From 42-97142⇗ |