SORTIE REPORT #4369
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑22 144 432 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lille (Fives district), France
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102617 544th SU*T DEVIL'S BRAT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Allred, Frank Lavon 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Reed, William Marcus 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator O'Sullivan, Timothy James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Croll, George Albert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Drury, Eldon Boyd 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Noble, Raymon Lewis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Mitchell, Robert McKinley, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Hunt, Virgil Dowell 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Redcay, Carl Harry 544 Completed, Uninjured
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