SORTIE REPORT #2844
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑05‑01 99 332 Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France
Last Resort Target Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Clouds solidly covered the primary target, so the mission commander led the wing in an attack on an airfield in the Amiens/Poix area of France.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Numbers 2 & 3 superchargers were out; aircraft was unable to stay in formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑31235 544th SU*C GOIN DOG
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Gottfried, Raymond Nathan 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Gonyon, Thomas Richard, Jr 544 Aborted
Navigator Sell, Herman Rewellien 544 Aborted
Bombardier Simons, Harry (NMI) 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Podos, Bernard (NMI) 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Hagan, Eugene Thomas 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Hendricks, William Chalmers 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner McCullough, Jerry Lynnell 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Handley, Warren Joseph 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Myers, Lewis Porter 544 Aborted
Sortie Report 2844 provided by 384thBombGroup.com
SortieEngine.php Rev. 3.3.2, 22 June 2022
Report generated: 11 November 2024, 8:05 AM (PST)
Site design and content © 1999-2024 by Webmaster