| 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 Lead. |
Secondary (PFF) Target: Railroad Marshaling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Thacker, Robert Eli⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Welsbacher, Robert Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Potts, Russell Malcom⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Pederson, Floyd Roy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jones, Raymond Brown⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Coleman, Robert Loftin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bretz, Edward Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Warren, Kenneth Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bennett, Fred Huram⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-05-23, Group Lead, R. Thacker, D. Brown |