SORTIE REPORT #2784
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑04‑27 97 323.1 Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France
Airfield Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on the second of two missions today. Hazy conditions at the target did not hinder good bombing.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107074 ⇗ 546th BK*P HELENA Stachon, John Joseph
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Strand, Robert Earl⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Froebel, Ronald Holcomb⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Navigator Umstattd, James McNutt⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Brown, Sherwood Gilbert⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Grosbier, Gordon Joseph⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret D'Emilio, Nick Victor⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret D'Amelio, Vincent Anthony⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Gent, Daniel Barry, Jr⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cain, John Bruce⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ 546 Spare, Returned
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