| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑02 | 122 | 384 | Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France |
| Pre-Invasion Tactical Targets: Colonel Dale O Smith led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) as Group #1 of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The Groups of the Wing followed at 3 minute intervals, rather than the normal stacked Wing formation. The assigned target was attacked through solid cloud layers using PFF, with unobserved results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Rucker, David Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Lippert, John Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wehrman, James Butler⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Leonard, Clifford (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Marchini, Orland Victor⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Brazeal, Garnett Harold⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bugaj, Steve (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Clark, Dale Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brown, Steve (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |