| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑27 | 116 | 373 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
| Bad Day For The Railroad: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) Flew two groups today, the lead and low groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Weather at the primary target was clear enough for visual bombing. The lead group's bombs hit the primary target area, and the low group aimed at adjacent railroad shops, with their bombs falling across the primary target and the shops. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low Group, Flying Spare Aircraft. Joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102566 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | NINA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Van Every, Russell Meredith⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Olson, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Nelson, Dale Dunlop⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Balvin, William August⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jelmberg, George Olof⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Darling, Gale Lewis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | D'Apice, Elmer Louie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Doohan, Hugh Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | D'Amico, Mario Gabriel⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |