SORTIE REPORT #4406
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 Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37982 544th SU*K TREMBLING GREMLIN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Norton, Paul E 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Edward Harold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lezenby, John Wallace, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Vallo, Lawrence Jonathan 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Guinn, Carl Bennett 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Noble, Lester Lee 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Bregant, John James 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Everitt, Thomas Bruce 544 Completed, Uninjured
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