SORTIE REPORT #5659
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 Completed Mission
Comments: Wing deputy and lead group hot camera ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8011 547th SO*J MISBEHAVIN'
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Bahten, John Irwin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Sine, George Henning 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Loomis, Donald Orlando 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hoech, Julius Florence, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Biancalana, Mario Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Santa Maria, Luis (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Higbie, Franklyn Henry 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner McCullough, Robert Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Eager, Robert Duane 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jarreau, Lloyd Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
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