| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed Rambucourt, France. MACR 3868. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37816 ⇗ | 545th | JD*S | BIG STUPE V |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Heffley, Farris Ormond⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Mabe, Walter Breeden⇗ | 545 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Navigator | Carini, Louis Peter⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Bombardier | Betolatti, John (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Evaded |
| Radio Operator | Shade, William James⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Deutsch, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Evaded |
| Ball Turret | Bechtel, Robert William⇗ | 545 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Tail Gunner | Alfter, Glen Edward⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gatzman, Ralph Lee⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allen, George William⇗ | 545 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 3868⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 709⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 843⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 844⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 845⇗ |