SORTIE REPORT #4688
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 deputy.
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 42‑38208 547th SO*A LILLY BELLE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pring, Robert Bradford 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McNamara, John Gordon 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Potts, Russell Malcom 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Barton, John Isaac 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Jones, Raymond Brown 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Coleman, Robert Loftin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Bretz, Edward Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kennedy, John Charles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wills, Charles Howard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Bennett, Fred Huram 547 Completed, Uninjured
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