| 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. Jettisoned incendiaries. |
Primary |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97404 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Francis, Thomas Rex⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Mahoney, Maurice Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Polansky, Herbert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Bowkley, Raymond Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Barnum, Otto William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brannigan, Allen Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Fiory, William John Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Zordel, Wilbur Godfrey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Petrillo, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Palladino, Joseph Anthony⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |