| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑08 | 154 | 460 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
| Weather Hides Primary Target: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three group formations of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Weather concealed the primary target, and with limited visibility of the ground, the lead group was unable to find an authorized target of opportunity to attack: the high and low groups independently dropped their bombs on a Luftwaffe airfield just north of Poix. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low group. Did not attack target due to mechanical failure and brought bombs back to base |
TOO (Visual) Target: Poix Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97072 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | GREEN MOUNTAIN GAL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Combs, William Felix⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Seals, Patton Briscoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | La Chine, Lloyd Earl⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gordon, Clifford McDaniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Owen, Lorenzo Holland⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Flower, Merlin Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Fadda, John Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benson, Olin Ray⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |