SORTIE REPORT #11554
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 No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 42‑31222 546th BK*D LAZY DAISY Flynn, James Francis
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Menke, Robert Arthur 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Keller, Arthur Alexander 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Elias, George (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Loya, Antonio (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Schepers, Bob Eugene 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Shaputis, John Veto 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Elgin, Furman Walter 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Teller, James Alvin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Stynchula, Frank Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
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