| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑05‑25 | 115 | 370 | Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Sarreguemines and Blainville-sur-l'Eau, France |
| Focus on Transportation: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) provided two group formations for today's mission attacking transportation targets. The first group flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) to Sarreguemines, and the second group flew as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group) to Blainville-sur-l'Eau. Excellent bombing was possible in the CAVU conditions, and the bombers really hit their targets accurately. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41B Group Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102449 ⇗ | 547th | SO*R | HALE'S ANGELS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Thacker, Robert Eli⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Welsbacher, Robert Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Stakes, Albert Garrison⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | House, Harland Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Whitley, William Martin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hughes, Richard Bland, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Otto (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-05-25 Group Lead, R. Thacker, P. Bennett⇗ |