| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑07 | 101 | 342 | Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
| Rail Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group formations as the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The bombing radar on both the lead and deputy ships were erratic, but worked when needed. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to severe diarrhea in pilot, co-pilot, and navigator due to bad potato salad at the snack bar the night before; other cases were reported. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97263 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | LADY MARGARET |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Carter, Jack Nifong⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Waller, Guy Ford⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Clements, Huel Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zipfel, Herbert Walter⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |