SORTIE REPORT #1402
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
B-17F 42‑5404 545th JD*M THE GEEZIL
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot LaSeur, William Veryle 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gay, Greeley (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Walling, Neil Emerson 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Pederson, Floyd Ray 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gray, Kenneth D (IO) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Altendorf, Elroy Andrew 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cox, John Stewart 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Felicetti, Frank Dominick 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gustafson, Claus Norman 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wilson, Stanley Sylvester 547 Completed, Uninjured
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