SORTIE REPORT #3608
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑02 123 384 Target: Four Medium Howitzer Batteries, Tactical Support
Type: Military
Location: Neufchatel (5 miles SE of Hardelot), France
Pre-Invasion Tactical Targets: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) also flew as Group #4 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. [Note: see Mission 122 for pool of spare aircraft.]
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron Lead.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37982 544th SU*K TREMBLING GREMLIN
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Johnson, William T 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Pryor, Oliver McCoy 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Schmidtke, George Emory 544 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Hertel, Wallace Howard 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Frazier, Ernest Leo 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Faux, Roy Sherman 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hachmann, Vincent Carl 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Fisher, James Joseph 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Breen, John Francis, Jr 544 Completed, Uninjured
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