| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑23 | 113 | 364 | Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
| Weather "NOT AS BRIEFED": The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group formations on today's mission, as the high groups of the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings (41A Group and 41B Group). Both wings were assigned the same targets, and both Wing Leaders decided not to bomb the visual primary, electing to attack the briefed secondary using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41A Group |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cadwallader, Donald James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Carvelli, Daniel D⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Linder, Robert Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hubner, James William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Chambers, James Melvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Rust, Nathan Devine⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Meyers, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wislander, Arthur William⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |