| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑06 | 129 | 395 | Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
| Weather Stymies Bombers: The third D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent a small group to attack a highway choke point behind the invasion beachhead as part of Air Task Force #4. Weather again had all targets socked in, and the 384th bombers, having no PFF-equipped aircraft, returned without attacking. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑31222 ⇗ | 546th | BK*D | LAZY DAISY | Flynn, James Francis |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Menke, Robert Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Keller, Arthur Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Elias, George (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Loya, Antonio (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shaputis, John Veto⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Elgin, Furman Walter⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Teller, James Alvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stynchula, Frank Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |