| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑27 | 96 | 322 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
| V-Weapons Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as an independent group (no wing formation) on the first of two missions today. The target was partially obscured by haze making sighting difficult. In addition, the AFCE failed on the bomb run, requiring increased coordination between bombardier and pilot. However, most bombs were dropped right on the target area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Did not atack target due to malfunction of bomb bay doors, and mechanical difficulty with release mechanism; jettisoned 7x1000# GP bombs 2 minutes before target and 1x1000# GP shortly after target. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑97521 ⇗ | 545th | JD*H | THE SAINT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Peterson, Walter Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Malthouse, William Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Cunningham, Wilbert Philmore⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Pitts, William Lawrence⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Mignano, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Barth, Boyd Austin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Coke, Crawford Calvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Frederick, Roger Royce⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Evans, Homer Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flinn, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |