SORTIE REPORT #4387
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 42‑107224 544th SU*Q THE BOOMERANG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Bagby, Donald Woods 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Curran, Kenneth James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Davis, Gerald Paul 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Niemann, Carl (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Day, Dean Willy 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Huff, Jack Dyer 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Pawlowski, Raymond (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner O'Neal, Cecil Cash 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Allison, Arthur Ellsworth 545 Completed, Uninjured
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