MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑22 | 144 | 432 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Transportation Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, and also provided the low group, on this afternoon's mission, the second of the day. The target was a marshalling yard east of Lille in the Fives district. Scattered low clouds challenged the bombardiers' skills, but bombs were dropped with good sighting by the use of visible reference points. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102459 ⇗ | 544th | SU*O | LITTLE KENNY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Dodson, Lee White⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Melchionni, Bruno Frank⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Sarver, Harold Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Saults, John Elliott⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Lien, Oliver Malvin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Sterwerf, John Max⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Ciejka, Walter Casimer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |