SORTIE REPORT #3393
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: 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37974 ⇗ 544th SU*M SECTION 8
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lane, Edward William⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Maggart, Richard Lee⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Eisenach, Ralph Eugene⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Morlan, Emil Clayton⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Miller, Harold Arthur⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kobulik, Andrew (NMI), Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bemis, Forrest James⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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