| 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, Wing Lead. PFF ship provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Additional personnel were provided by the 305th BG, including Donald S Morrison (pilot), Robert E DeMille (co-pilot, assigned as formation observer/tail gunner), David W McKinney (N), Elwood E Buller (R), Joseph E Burger (E/TT), Frederick W Plummer (FG), Raymond F Pardee (FG), all of whom were originally assigned to the 384th/544th, but were transferred to the 305th/422nd in early April. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97574 ⇗ | 422nd (305th BG) | JJ*A | CASA DE UMBRIAGO |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Babler, Leon Henry⇗ | Completed, Uninjured | |
| Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |