SORTIE REPORT #3622
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑03 124 388 Target: Coastal Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Le Touquet, France
Equipment Difficulties: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 'second' Group (30 seconds behind the 303rd BG) of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's morning mission. The first bomb run was started as a PFF run, but the target became clearly visible, causing the crew to switch to visual aiming. In that process, the AFCE went out, necessitating a second try. On the second bomb run, the target could not be picked up visually, nor could any other briefed target be seen. Finally, a gun emplacement in the area was seen and attacked.
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 42‑107064 ⇗ 547th SO*S MISS FITT
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Co-pilot Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Navigator Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Bombardier Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Radio Operator Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Engineer/Top Turret Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Ball Turret Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Tail Gunner Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caster, George Edward⇗ 547 Spare, Returned
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