| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Number 2 and 4 superchargers failed; unable to keep up with formation. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Strand, Robert Earl⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Froebel, Ronald Holcomb⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Umstattd, James McNutt⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Brown, Sherwood Gilbert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Grosbier, Gordon Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | D'Emilio, Nick Victor⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | D'Amelio, Vincent Anthony⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Gent, Daniel Barry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cain, John Bruce⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Neeson, Richard S⇗ | 546 | Aborted |