SORTIE REPORT #11636
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑10 132 403 Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France
Excellent Bombing Results: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) and as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group), the first two of three Wings of Air Task Force #1 on today's mission. The primary targets were clearly visible through 1/10 cloud cover, enabling the bombers to strike them accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Capt. Sammons and his crew flew with the 401st Bomb Group on a mission in the afternoon. The loading list for this crew does not include a tail gunner. This record is included here to ensure all available mission data is available for the personnel involved.
Attack Information Unknown
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97824 ⇗ 544th SU*U not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sammons, Gerald Busby⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Edward Harold⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dashev, Jack Saul⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jacobson, George John⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Feyerabend, Lawrence Lenard⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schneider, Walter Joseph⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kilpatrick, Redin Robert⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schwartz, Stanley (NMI)⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
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