| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑03 | 170 | 513 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
| V-Weapons Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew three group formations - identified as H, I, and J Groups, the last three of ten groups comprising Air Task Force #1 - on today's mission to attack widely scattered V-1 launch sites. Note that the groups of this ATF flew in trail, not in combat wing formations. Although the J Group was unable to bomb its target (Fiefs) due to weather, the H and I Groups hit their assigned targets at Fleury and Flers, respectively. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: H Group, Low Squadron Deputy. |
Group Primary (Visual) Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97142 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | THOR, GOD OF THUNDER | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pranger, Nicholas Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Vaden, Kenneth Underwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Brooks, James Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Wolf, Charles Elmer, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Neyer, Ralph Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brooker, Cameron Hutchison⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Browne, Erle Royden⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Sunshine, Morris Hyman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sullivan, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Johnson, Donald E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |