SORTIE REPORT #3653
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑04 125 389 Target: Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France
Tactical Targets Again: The 41st Combat Bombardment Wing contributed three two-group wings for today's mission. The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41B Wing, in the Wing's Lead and Low Group positions. The Eighth Air Force continued the pressure on enemy ground forces ahead of the invasion with this attack on prepared artillery emplacements.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97178 545th JD*N SWEET MAMA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Peterson, Walter Thomas 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Malthouse, William Albert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Cunningham, Wilbert Philmore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Cleland, Deston Kenneth 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Mignano, Anthony (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barth, Boyd Austin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Coke, Crawford Calvin 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Frederick, Roger Royce 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flinn, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
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