SORTIE REPORT #1399
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)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17F 42‑3051 546th BK*C HELL'S ANGELS Konzem, Hubert Philip
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lotz, William Henry, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator McKinney, David Webster 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Oyler, Ernest Renwick 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Owens, John Ralph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Biederman, Harold Leroy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Arnold, Walter Howard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Pardee, Raymond Floyd 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Harper, William Lester 544 Completed, Uninjured
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