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: 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97188 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Kelley, Robert Encil⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Strong, Bert Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Callicotte, William Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Sabella, Angelo Sam⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Pippin, Edward Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Miller, Sterling Elwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Niles, Leonard Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Philbin, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scudday, Warren Boyce⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |