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 Comments: Group Deputy. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑97139 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | FLAK HOPPER | McKinney, Lauren Lee |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | June, Glenn Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Strand, Robert Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Giles, John Porter, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Leahy, Leo Alton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Hansen, Svend Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Aplin, William Carlton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Bagosy, Paul Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dillon, Howard Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |