SORTIE REPORT #3744
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑06 129 395 Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France
Weather Stymies Bombers: The third D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent a small group to attack a highway choke point behind the invasion beachhead as part of Air Task Force #4. Weather again had all targets socked in, and the 384th bombers, having no PFF-equipped aircraft, returned without attacking.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron Deputy.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97263 ⇗ 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Cranstoun, Richard Leroy⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Cadwallader, Donald James⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Carvelli, Daniel D⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Linder, Robert Edward⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hubner, James William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Chambers, James Melvin⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Rust, Nathan Devine⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Meyers, Stanley (NMI)⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wislander, Arthur William⇗ 545 Completed, Uninjured
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