SORTIE REPORT #5458
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑04 172 516 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France
Weather Stymies Strike: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew a second mission in the afternoon today. This mission was intended to strike another NOBALL target in France, but weather at the target area - a towering thunderstorm - prevented sighting of the assigned target. All bombs were returned to base, except for two aircraft carrying long-delay fuse bombs, which were jettisoned in the channel.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Hot camera ship.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37843 547th SO*B ALEX
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Skehan, Joseph Lynne 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Heubner, Emil J 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hannaford, Gordon Coyle 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Cameron, William Roy, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Dufur, William Sargent 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Klien, William Martin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Adameit, Robert Carl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Knight, Amon Lamar 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Mess, Richard Carl 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stanek, Robert Brice 547 Completed, Uninjured
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