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: High Squadron lead, low group. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97204 ⇗ | 547th | SO*K | SKYLARK |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Stevens, Raymond Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Halloran, Kenneth Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Kuba, Carl Willliam⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Zabel, Wendell William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Pratt, John Butler⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mayo, Lewis Graham⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Waltrip, Dale LeRoy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Manus, Donald Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sorice, Dominic (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |