SORTIE REPORT #3303
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41B Group
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97072 547th SO*H GREEN MOUNTAIN GAL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hale, Charles Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Grant, Walter Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Swisher, Glenn Everett 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Asher, John Calvin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Richardson, William Earl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Burlingame, James Wyatt 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Menchaca, Jose Ricardo 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caruso, Frank Louis 547 Completed, Uninjured
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