| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑13 | 107 | 355 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
| Clouds Hide Primary - Again!: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 40th Combat Bombardment Wing, and as the high squadron of the high composite group of the 41st CBW on today's mission. The primary target was completely hidden by cloud cover, so the secondary was attacked by both Wings using PFF. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron, high composite group, 41st CBW. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97142 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | THOR, GOD OF THUNDER | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Marttila, Walter Konstantin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mechling, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schmitz, Michael Adam⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kolassa, Edward Leonard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Knowles, Ralph Sheridan, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sinski, Ignatius J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Turner, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dillon, Howard Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |