SORTIE REPORT #3386
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 Deputy.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97263 ⇗ 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelly, John Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potts, Russell Malcom⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Dotherow, Ed (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Budassi, Remo Guido⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Chouinard, Garnet (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Wray, Forrest Donald⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cruise, James Henry⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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