| 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: 41B Group High Squadron Deputy. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97204 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | SKYLARK |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caster, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |