SORTIE REPORT #5458
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑04 172 516 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Weather Stymies Strike: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew a second mission in the afternoon today. This mission was intended to strike another NOBALL target in France, but weather at the target area - a towering thunderstorm - prevented sighting of the assigned target. All bombs were returned to base, except for two aircraft carrying long-delay fuse bombs, which were jettisoned in the channel.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37843 ⇗ 547th SO*B ALEX
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Skehan, Joseph Lynne⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Heubner, Emil Junior⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hannaford, Gordon Coyle⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Cameron, William Roy, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Dufur, William Sargent⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Klien, William Martin⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Adameit, Robert Carl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Knight, Amon Lamar⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mess, Richard Carl⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stanek, Robert Brice⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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