SORTIE REPORT #4390
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑22 143 431 Target: V-2 Storage & Launch Site
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France
V-2 Underground Bunker: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on the first of today's two missions. The target was a heavily reinforced underground facility for storage, servicing, and launching V-2 rocket weapons. Each aircraft carried two 2,000-pound bombs which were released on the target using Gee-H aiming.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97263 547th SO*D LADY MARGARET
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Lynch, Edward Thomas 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Adams, John David 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Black, Robert Curnow 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Gerbig, Lawrence William 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Kunkel, Carl Arlan 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Taylor, Edwin Johnston 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Weisl, Kenneth (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Filippi, Walter James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Vori, John (NMI), Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
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