| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑26 | 82 | 280 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
| V-1 Complex Hit Hard: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew in group formation on today's mission (apparently, there were no wing or division formations). Weather at the target was CAVU, and two of the three squadrons put bombs right on the primary target aimpoint. Target 'Le Grismont' is a 'Ski-Site' in a wooded area northeast of Rebecques, France. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back at 1335 hrs over Molesworth because of smoke in bomb bay from unknown source. Landed away at Molesworth. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Horton, Lloyd (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hartness, Joseph George, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Fitzsimmons, Willis Ray⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Baker, Earl Shelton⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Fless, Gustave (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hunt, Leo Albert⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Couture, Clement Adrian⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Parsons, Lawrence Lincoln⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Philippi, Norbert Francis⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | 546 | Aborted |