| 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 | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38013 ⇗ | 547th | SO*C | NEVADA AVENGER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, John Thomas⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Roth, Verle Leroy⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Welsbacher, Robert Henry⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Bombardier | Dotherow, Ed (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cruise, James Henry⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Chouinard, Garnet (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Budassi, Remo Guido⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Madera, Alfred (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wray, Forrest Donald⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |