SORTIE REPORT #3382
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑25 115 370 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France
Focus on Transportation: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission attacking transportation targets. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to Sarreguemines, and the second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to Blainville-sur-l'Eau. Excellent bombing was possible in the CAVU conditions, and the bombers really hit their targets accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41B Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97139 546th BK*M FLAK HOPPER McKinney, Lauren Lee
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot June, Glenn Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dolson, Henry James 546 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Mickle, Don Albert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Ranallo, Sam David 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Hansen, Svend Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Aplin, William Carlton 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bagosy, Paul Martin 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dillon, Howard Arthur 546 Completed, Uninjured
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