| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑27 | 96 | 322 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
| V-Weapons Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as an independent group (no wing formation) on the first of two missions today. The target was partially obscured by haze making sighting difficult. In addition, the AFCE failed on the bomb run, requiring increased coordination between bombardier and pilot. However, most bombs were dropped right on the target area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑107057 ⇗ | 546th | BK*T | SPIRIT OF 96 | Priesnitz, Frank Joseph, Jr |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cole, Howard Woodrow⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Co-pilot | Smigelsky, Horace Joseph⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Navigator | Dolson, Henry James⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Togglier | Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Radio Operator | Ellis, Edwin Robert⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Engineer/Top Turret | McKeon, Francis Peter⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Ball Turret | Hart, George Thurman⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Tail Gunner | Hartranft, Landis Grant⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Artessa, Carmen Alex⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Long, Thomas Nelson⇗ | 546 | Spare, Returned |