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, Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | June, Glenn Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Fitzgerald, Thomas Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Mickle, Don Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Ranallo, Sam David⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hansen, Svend Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Aplin, William Carlton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bagosy, Paul Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dillon, Howard Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |