SORTIE REPORT #4685
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑06 151 455 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France
Traffic Jam: In the first of today's two missions, the 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three group formations of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Due to repeated air traffic conflicts during the bomb run on the primary target, followed by bombsight failure, targets of opportunity (TOO) were attacked. The lead group attacked an airfield at Prouvy (Denain), France; the low Group attacked an airfield at Vitry-en-Artois, France; the high group attacked an airfield at Moorsele (Wevelgem), Belgium.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead group.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Prouvy (Denain), France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑38013 547th SO*C NEVADA AVENGER
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carey, Gates Chapman 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Bealer, John Levi 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Brooks, James Joseph 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Hedrick, Melvin Leroy 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jordan, Theodore Joseph, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Vidrine, Wayne Francis 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Costello, Kenneth Harold 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Pettit, Frank Michael 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Robinson, Beauregard James 546 Completed, Uninjured
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