| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑11 | 105 | 351 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
| Railroads Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to attack Saarbrücken. Clouds obscured the primary target, as well as targets in the Metz, Luxembourg, and Brussels areas, so bombs were held, in keeping with the policy of requiring visual identification and targeting of locations in occupied territory. The second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to attack Ehrang. Although thick haze covered the target area, there was sufficient visibility to identify and attack the primary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41A Group. Turned back with low manifold pressure in #2 & #4 engines. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102566 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | NINA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pulliam, Lyle James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Olson, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Nelson, Dale Dunlop⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Simmons, Clifford James⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Jelmberg, George Olof⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Darling, Gale Lewis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | D'Apice, Elmer Louie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Doohan, Hugh Anthony⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | DeMilia, Joseph Louis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | D'Amico, Mario Gabriel⇗ | 545 | Aborted |