SORTIE REPORT #3172
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)
Yes Completed Mission No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97237 ⇗ 547th SO*G ROYAL FLUSH II
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Telford, Carlisle Owen⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caster, George Edward⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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