SORTIE REPORT #3320
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: 41A Group
Secondary (PFF)
Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37785 544th SU*N LITTLE BARNEY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Seamon, Grover Lawrence, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Kohlston, Herbert Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Sulser, James David, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Thompson, Raymond Archie 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ramos, Manuel Mazon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Loving, Elmer Hill, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Housh, Leonard Jess 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Altstaetter, Herbert Emerson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Settlemyre, James Walter 544 Completed, Uninjured
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