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 Comments: Wing deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑107121 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II | Stachon, John Joseph |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Widner, Charles William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Umstattd, James McNutt⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Mickle, Don Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bailey, Robert Rex⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schlising, Roger Evan⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Vallone, Frank Philip⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stephens, Herbert Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jacobs, Dallas Athel⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |