SORTIE REPORT #2814
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)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37982 544th SU*K TREMBLING GREMLIN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Clayton, John Earl 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jackson, Winthrop Alsop, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Uniszkiewicz, Joseph Kenneth 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Corpening, Robert Clark 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Purdy, Alan Bradford 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Watenpool, Jerome Francis 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Cameron, Francis Raymond 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Boydston, Elmer Dean 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Koscheski, Clyde Anderson 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Lewandowski, Thomas Michael 544 Completed, Uninjured
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