| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑06 | 152 | 456 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France |
| Overcoming Weather Diffuculty: For today's second mission, thirteen aircraft of the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as a group (but designated as the 41st Combat Wing). The target name given is 'BLANC/PIGNON/FERME', which was located within the commune of Cléty, France. Obscuration of the target and maneuvering difficulties led the group to make three bomb runs, finally dropping on a target of opportunity (TOO) two miles north of the primary target, which the bombardier believed was a V-1 launch site under construction. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Flying spare; joined formation. |
TOO (Visual) Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Two miles north of Cléty, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑6141 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | SNEAKIN DEACON |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Melsen, Howard Carl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gekakis, Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Twomey, Jeremiah (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Neeson, Richard Stanley⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Schmitz, Michael Adam⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barnett, Gene Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | D'Amelio, Vincent Anthony⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gent, Daniel Barry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cain, John Bruce⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |