SORTIE REPORT #3170
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑15 108 356 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Mimoyecques, France
No Bombing Today: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Problems with the Gee-H system prevented accurate targeting while making two Gee-H runs, so bombs were returned to base.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97204 ⇗ 547th SO*K SKYLARK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Kelsay, Omar Frank⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Rooker, Billy Roy⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Cohen, Joseph Meyer⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Togglier Swift, Kenneth Gilbert⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Krieger, Louis (NMI)⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Youry, Burson Harris⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Smith, Jack Alexander⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Berger, Robert Jeane⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Weaver, Jack Beverly⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bryan, Morris Irving⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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