MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑06 | 129 | 395 | Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Weather Stymies Bombers: The third D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent a small group to attack a highway choke point behind the invasion beachhead as part of Air Task Force #4. Weather again had all targets socked in, and the 384th bombers, having no PFF-equipped aircraft, returned without attacking. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102959 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Shearer, Wilbur Lee, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hogshire, William Judson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Myers, Robert Stewart⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Dugger, John Frank⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Shedd, Charles Livingston⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Lipps, Paul Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Vallone, Frank Philip⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Knight, Wilburn Moses⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harp, James Hubert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |