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 |