SORTIE REPORT #3585
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑02 122 384 Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France
Pre-Invasion Tactical Targets: Colonel Dale O Smith led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) as Group #1 of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The Groups of the Wing followed at 3 minute intervals, rather than the normal stacked Wing formation. The assigned target was attacked through solid cloud layers using PFF, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑107057 ⇗ 546th BK*T SPIRIT OF 96 Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Melsen, Howard Carl⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gekakis, Anthony⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Blackburn, Rexford Maynard⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Grosbier, Gordon Joseph⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barnett, Gene Henry⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret D'Amelio, Vincent Anthony⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Gent, Daniel Barry, Jr⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Cain, John Bruce⇗ 546 Completed, Uninjured
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