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 | 42‑97273 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | ACES & ATES | Konzem, Hubert Philip |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Meland, Ralph Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Endelicato, Marion (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Giles, John Porter, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Turner, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Jordan, Theodore Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Johnson, Donald E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Niday, Raymond (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Sinski, Ignatius J⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Builta, William B⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |