| 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: Wing lead. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Prouvy (Denain), France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107224 ⇗ | 544th | SU*Q | THE BOOMERANG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Nuttall, Alfred Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Lane, Edward William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bolger, Tommy Phillip⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Morlan, Emil Clayton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bemis, Forrest James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Carlson, Walter Elmer⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Chanter, Robert William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 6 July 1944, Wing Lead. A. Nuttall, E. Lane |