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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: 41B Group. Turned back due to oxygen failure. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97201 ⇗ | 547th | SO*J | JAMAICA MARY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Halloran, Kenneth Martin⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Burke, Thomas Henry⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Togglier | Supernowicz, Edward Joseph⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Pratt, John Butler⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mayo, Lewis Graham⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Waltrip, Dale LeRoy⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Manus, Donald Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sorice, Dominic (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |