SORTIE REPORT #3063
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)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41A Group, Group Deputy.
Primary
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97178 545th JD*N SWEET MAMA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peterson, Walter Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Malthouse, William Albert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cunningham, Wilbert Philmore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Pitts, William Lawrence 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mignano, Anthony (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barth, Boyd Austin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Coke, Crawford Calvin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Frederick, Roger Royce 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Evans, Homer Joseph 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flinn, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
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