SORTIE REPORT #3692
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑05 126 392 Target: Field Artillery Battery
Type: Military
Location: La Fosse, France
Two Targets Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided three 12-aircraft groups forming the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing for today's mission. The 41A Wing led this 1st Air Division Air Task Force of six Wings. While the High and Low Groups bombed the primary on the first run, the Lead Group had trouble locating the target with enough accuracy to release its bombs. After a second unsuccessful run, the Lead Group attacked a target of opportunity (TOO) - another artillery battery - near Morsalines, France.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Group.
Primary (Visual)
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 Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Widner, Charles William 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Williams, Evan Letcher 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Stephens, Herbert Arthur 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Bailey, Robert Rex 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Schlising, Roger Evan 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Vallone, Frank Philip 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Price, William Robert 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jacobs, Dallas Athel 546 Completed, Uninjured
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