SORTIE REPORT #3596
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
B-17G 42‑97201 ⇗ 547th SO*J JAMAICA MARY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hannaford, Vernon Lloyal⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Warren, Kenneth Charles⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Daniel, William Abbott⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Moyer, Paul Bernard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator McClanahan, John Howard, Jr⇗ 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Corman, Victor (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Tharp, Lee Paul⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner McDonald, Clark Davis, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lionte, Rosario Rocco⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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