| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑13 | 89 | 301 | Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Primary Attacked, Huge Losses: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Vicious fighter attacks knocked down nine of our aircraft - the greatest one mission loss for the Group during the war - but the bombers were able to attack the assigned target with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Smith, Charles Grover⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Haning, John Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Simmons, Wilbur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Williams, Garven Foster⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Burton, Stanley Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Rowe, Kenmore Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Avilez, George (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wise, Robert Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |