| 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 Deputy. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑97263. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wright, James Wiley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Carter, Jack Nifong⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Johnson, Eugene Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Waller, Guy Ford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Clements, Huel Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cummings, Julian Cowden⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jablonski, Raymond Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |