| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑06 | 128 | 394 | Target: Two Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
| Tactical Bridges Targeted: The second D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent five Squadrons, referred to as I, J, K, L, and M Squadrons in mission records, to knock out important bridges behind the invasion beaches as units of Air Task Force #2. These formations included two PFF-equipped aircraft from the 305th BG. All B-17s on this mission dropped their 500- and 1000-pound bombs on signal from the Lead PFF ships, with unobserved results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: L Squadron. |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97188 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Eakins, Robert Nathanial⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Summerville, Robert Dana⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schmidtke, George Emory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Eisenach, Ralph Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | McClanahan, John Howard, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Holt, Alfred Irwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Herman Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Harris, Thomas James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Marshall, Sylvester Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |