SORTIE REPORT #3371
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑25 115 370 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France
Focus on Transportation: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission attacking transportation targets. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to Sarreguemines, and the second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to Blainville-sur-l'Eau. Excellent bombing was possible in the CAVU conditions, and the bombers really hit their targets accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41B Group Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑102449 547th SO*R HALE'S ANGELS
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Thacker, Robert Eli 547 Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Welsbacher, Robert Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Stakes, Albert Garrison 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator House, Harland Francis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Whitley, William Martin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hughes, Richard Bland, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Jacobs, Bernard Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Smith, Otto (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
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