MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑15 | 136 | 414 | Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: La Possonnièrre, France |
Railroad Bridge Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing, the sixth and last Wing of Air Task Force #2 on today's mission. The objective of the mission was to cut a main supply route for enemy troops in the invasion area. The primary target was bombed from an altitude of 15,000 feet, in CAVU conditions, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97948 ⇗ | 546th | BK*U | HELL ON WINGS | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Malone, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Donohue, William Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Boreiko, John Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Toboz, Benny (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Weissenbach, Kenneth August⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Smith, Kenneth Elwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Tow, Douglas Uane⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Millhouse, Clarence Laverne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |