SORTIE REPORT #1393
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑14 53 183 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France
V-Weapons Site Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Two bomb runs were made in CAVU conditions. The lead squadron's bombing was judged 'fair to good' and the low squadron's was 'poor ... far short of target.'
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Turned back over field with runaway #2 prop, #3 magneto out, and reception on command radio transmission was very faint.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑30026 546th BK*J BATTLEWAGON Flynn, Roland (NMI)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Carpenter, Walter Richard 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Sharff, Sampson (NMI) 544 Aborted
Navigator Hedin, Carl Anton 544 Aborted
Bombardier Austin, Raymond Lee, Jr 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Fallesen, Wayne Peter 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret McCracken, Dwight Howard 544 Aborted
Ball Turret O'Leary, Edward Joseph 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Leibring, Clarence Paul 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Zyglowicz, Bernard Frank 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Girard, Donald Robert 544 Aborted
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