SORTIE REPORT #5640
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: Lead group flying spare; joined formation.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97204 547th SO*K SKYLARK
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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