| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑27 | 116 | 373 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Bad Day For The Railroad: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) Flew two groups today, the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Weather at the primary target was clear enough for visual bombing. The lead group's bombs hit the primary target area, and the low group aimed at adjacent railroad shops, with their bombs falling across the primary target and the shops. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Group, High Squadron Deputy. Forced to jettison bomb load at 1212 hrs because one of his engines went out. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cadwallader, Donald James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Carvelli, Daniel D⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Linder, Robert Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hubner, James William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Chambers, James Melvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rust, Nathan Devine⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Meyers, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wislander, Arthur William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |