SORTIE REPORT #1440
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑01‑21 54 187 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France
Weather Affects Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations of two squadrons each for today's mission: one flew as the Lead Group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) and the other flew as the Low Group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group). The 384th was alerted for an operational mission just as they were about to take off for a practice mission. In the space of one and one-half hours, these 34 aircraft were reconfigured for combat, and dispatched to attack 'NOBALL' targets in France. The 41A Group of 18 aircraft, led by Major Alfred C Nuttall, attacked the Preuseville target on their fourth bomb run. The 41B Group of 16 aircraft, led by Major George W Harris, were unable to locate the assigned target in the Pommereval area due to cloud obscuration, despite making seven bomb runs, and returned their bomb loads to base.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: 41B Group. Turned back over base as prop governor on #4 engine broke and had to be feathered.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29688 547th SO*S KAYO
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Smith, Roger Clement 547 Aborted
Co-pilot Reid, Harvey William 547 Aborted
Navigator Mittendorf, Ehrhard (NMI), Jr 546 Aborted
Togglier Dudla, John Richard 547 Aborted
Radio Operator Kendall, Earl Frank 547 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Kaminski, Bruno (NMI) 547 Aborted
Ball Turret Danko, Charles Gabriel 547 Aborted
Tail Gunner Green, Jesse Britten 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hamilton, Gerald Thorwald 547 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Boney, Chester Joseph 547 Aborted
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