SORTIE REPORT #4661
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑07‑06 151 455 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Coubronne, France
Traffic Jam: In the first of today's two missions, the 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three group formations of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Due to repeated air traffic conflicts during the bomb run on the primary target, followed by bombsight failure, targets of opportunity (TOO) were attacked. The lead group attacked an airfield at Prouvy (Denain), France; the low Group attacked an airfield at Vitry-en-Artois, France; the high group attacked an airfield at Moorsele (Wevelgem), Belgium.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High group.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Moorsele Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Moorsele (Wevelgem), Belgium
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97201 547th SO*J JAMAICA MARY
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Brown, Billie Barnard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Gyory, Frank Kalman 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Greenberg, Marvin (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Sullivan, Robert Francis 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Owens, Norris Reece 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Bingaman, Jack William 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Fernquist, Kenneth Irvin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Thomas, Paul Nolan 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caruso, Frank Louis 547 Completed, Uninjured
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