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 |