| 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: Wing lead. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Wortman, Marshall (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Koch, Robert Bruce⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Monfort, Robert Hugh⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Loomis, Donald Orlando⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Vicknair, Normand Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McCoy, Jesse Granville⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Jaworski, Frank (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cornair, Russell John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gardiner, John W⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 6 July 1944, Wing Lead. A. Nuttall, E. Lane |