MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑08‑11 | 177 | 541 | Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
More Troop Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Little opposition and good weather conditions permitted each group formation to bomb their assigned targets in the Brest area accurately. Note that each group was assigned a different aiming point for this mission. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low group flying spare; joined formation. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102518 ⇗ | 545th | JD*K | DAMN YANKEE |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Brodie, James Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Vevle, Lloyd Oliver⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Hawkins, George Marshall, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Barnes, William Douglas, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Taylor, William Edson⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Crumpton, Robert Doyle⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Hetu, Gordon Eugene⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Miller, Wilfred Frank⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Opie, Leonard Wood⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |