SORTIE REPORT #11636
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑10 132 403 Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France
Excellent Bombing Results: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) and as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group), the first two of three Wings of Air Task Force #1 on today's mission. The primary targets were clearly visible through 1/10 cloud cover, enabling the bombers to strike them accurately.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Capt. Sammons and his crew flew with the 401st Bomb Group on a mission in the afternoon. The loading list for this crew does not include a tail gunner. This record is included here to ensure all available mission data is available for the personnel involved.
Attack Information Unknown
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97824 544th SU*U not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sammons, Gerald Busby 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Edward Harold 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Dashev, Jack Saul 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Jacobson, George John 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Wiley, Ralph Edward 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Feyerabend, Lawrence Lenard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schneider, Walter Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Kilpatrick, Redin Robert 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Schwartz, Stanley (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
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