SORTIE REPORT #2860
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑01 99 332 Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France
Last Resort Target Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Clouds solidly covered the primary target, so the mission commander led the wing in an attack on an airfield in the Amiens/Poix area of France.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31435, after landing. Took off again but turned back near mid-channel at 0930 hrs because he could not locate formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑37776 546th BK*R LADY DREW Coon, Lawrence John
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Rimbold, Arthur Arimese 544 Aborted
Navigator Rubenstein, Joseph (NMI) 544 Aborted
Bombardier Fitzgerald, James Edward 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Grieves, Bobby Vernon 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Floyd, Thomas Samuel 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Moore, Lindsay Dow 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Huggins, Kenneth B 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Reams, Russell Don 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brock, Henry Reuben 544 Aborted
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