| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑23 | 113 | 364 | Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
| Weather "NOT AS BRIEFED": The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group formations on today's mission, as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings (41A Group and 41B Group). Both wings were assigned the same targets, and both Wing Leaders decided not to bomb the visual primary, electing to attack the briefed secondary using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Comments: 41A Group Flying Spare. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102442 ⇗ | 545th | JD*J | SWISS MISS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Birckhead, Robert Bruce⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Hailey, Millie Zo, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Hedrick, Hilary Hann⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Booth, George Totten⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Bridgeman, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Lusk, Clarence Leon⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Brugman, Duane Francis⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Fauser, Frank George, Jr⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chernack, Abe (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Spare, Returned |