| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑20 | 110 | 359 | Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Deputy. Returned bombs to base because bomb bay doors would not open. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Dean, Ralph Merrick, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Swan, John Loyal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Turner, Ralph Franklin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kell, Howard Wilbur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Wasserman, Joseph Jacob⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Oehlkers, Walter (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Davis, Lionel Gordon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wiley, Roger Carroll⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wagner, Robert Wiliam⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | White, Roy Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |