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Mission Data:
| Date |
34th BG Mission # |
8th AF Mission # |
34th Primary Target |
| May 27, 1944 |
4 |
373 |
Metz |
| 36 aircraft were dispatched with 88.7 tons of bombs. 2 aircraft aborted the mission. Only 11 aircraft dropped 26 tons of bombs on an engine factory at Woippy, a secondary target. Score: fair to good. The primary target was not bombed due to the dust and smoke from previous bombing by the 92nd Bomb Wing. The group was enough off course that only a few planes were in a position to make the bomb run on the secondary target. A few JU-88s and ME-109s were sighted below and at some distance from the target but there were no actual enemy fighter encounters. |
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Sortie Data:
| Combat Credit | Status | Target Attacked (Mode) |
| Yes |
Mission Completed |
Primary (Visual) |
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Sortie Aircraft Data:
| Type | Serial Number | Squadron | SQ Code | Name |
| B-24H |
41-29559 |
7 |
E/P |
Belchin' Bessie |
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Sortie Crew Data:
| Position | Crew Member | Unit | Status |
| Pilot |
Shelby T. Alexander |
7th |
Completed |
| Co-Pilot |
Edward R. Carlson |
7th |
Completed |
| Navigator |
Samuel C. Swanson Jr. |
7th |
Completed |
| Bombardier |
Patrick J. Mckeon |
7th |
Completed |
| Radio Operator |
Harold G. Owens |
7th |
Completed |
| Engineer/Top Turret |
Wayne E. Howarter |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Ball Turret) |
William W. Seifert |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Tail) |
Harold C. Rutka |
7th |
Completed |
| Gunner (Waist/Flexible) |
Grady C. Deatherage Jr. |
7th |
Completed |
| NG |
Peter Lucyk |
7th |
Completed |
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