| 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 |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| 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 | Pring, Robert Bradford⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Sweeney, Ned Hardy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cohen, Joseph Meyer⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Wills, Charles Howard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jones, Raymond Brown⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Coleman, Robert Loftin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bretz, Edward Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kennedy, John Charles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bennett, Fred Huram⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |