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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead Group, Flying Spare aircraft. Turned back at 1053 hrs because Tokyo tank would not feed. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3441 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | PATCHES II / SPOTTED COW |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caster, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Aborted |