SORTIE REPORT #4517
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑27 147 443 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France
V-Weapon Depot Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group-size formations on today's mission. There was no wing formation specified: the group commanded by Col. Buck was identified as the 41st Combat Wing A Section, and the group commanded by Maj. Stallings was the B section. The target area was somewhat obscured by low clouds, requiring the bombardiers to use Gee-H aiming. The A section dropped on the first bomb run, but trouble with the Gee-H equipment forced the B group to make a second bomb run which concluded successfully.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: 41st B section.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97204 ⇗ 547th SO*K SKYLARK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pring, Robert Bradford⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Carter, Jack Nifong⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potts, Russell Malcom⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Wills, Charles Howard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jones, Raymond Brown⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Coleman, Robert Loftin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bretz, Edward Richard⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kennedy, John Charles⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bennett, Fred Huram⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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