| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑12 | 133 | 407 | Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
| A Different Bridge Destroyed: The 384th supplied all three groups of the 41st C Wing, with Col Robert E Travis aboard the Wing Lead aircraft as Air Commander. Clouds obscured the primary target, so the wing attacked a target of opportunity (TOO). Strike photos reveal that the wing bombed a highway bridge across the River Rance, just west of La Ville-ès-Nonais. Target locations taken from Google Maps, with reference to strike photo in mission folder. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Group Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42‑97139. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Highway Bridge at 48°32'N,1°58'W Type: Transportation Location: La Ville-ès-Nonais, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97251 ⇗ | 546th | BK*O | SNUFFY | Kahn, Arthur William |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Simmons, Wilbur (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Leahy, Leo Alton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schmitz, Michael Adam⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Knowles, Ralph Sheridan, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Turner, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sinski, Ignatius J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Builta, William B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |