| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑25 | 95 | 317 | Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
| Traffic and Weather Prevent Attack: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Bombs were held at the primary target because another group was below the 384th. An attampt to attack the secondary target was thwarted by cloud cover, as was an attempt to bomb the airfield at Abbeville. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on return due to low fuel. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37776 ⇗ | 546th | BK*R | LADY DREW | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Marttila, Walter Konstantin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mechling, Robert Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schmitz, Michael Adam⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jobe, Gordon Ray⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Knowles, Ralph Sheridan, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sinski, Ignatius J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Turner, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Builta, William B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |