SORTIE REPORT #3749
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: Low Squadron Lead.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑97510 ⇗ 546th BK*A SATAN'S PLAYMATE Schuyler, Charles Robert
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Humbles, Alfred Thomas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Blackburn, Keith Monroe⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Daniel, William Abbott⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Barton, John Isaac⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Wardell, Raymond Arthur⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Keith, William Bernie⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Foster, Rayford Leo⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner McBride, Charles Eugene⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Kalinowski, Carl Martin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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