| 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 Comments: Bomb release malfunctioned; bombs were not dropped. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Bagby, Donald Woods⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Davis, Gerald Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Niemann, Carl (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Day, Dean Willy⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Huff, Jack Dyer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Pawlowski, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | O'Neal, Cecil Cash⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Allison, Arthur Ellsworth⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |