| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑06 | 129 | 395 | Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
| Weather Stymies Bombers: The third D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent a small group to attack a highway choke point behind the invasion beachhead as part of Air Task Force #4. Weather again had all targets socked in, and the 384th bombers, having no PFF-equipped aircraft, returned without attacking. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead Squadron, Group lead. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑107221 ⇗ | 544th | SU*J | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Nuttall, Alfred Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Lane, Edward William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Drogue, Arthur Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Lord, Kenneth Smith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Morlan, Emil Clayton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Miller, Harold Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Vogt, Jean Deveau⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bemis, Forrest James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |