| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑03 | 124 | 388 | Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
| Equipment Difficulties: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 'second' Group (30 seconds behind the 303rd BG) of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's morning mission. The first bomb run was started as a PFF run, but the target became clearly visible, causing the crew to switch to visual aiming. In that process, the AFCE went out, necessitating a second try. On the second bomb run, the target could not be picked up visually, nor could any other briefed target be seen. Finally, a gun emplacement in the area was seen and attacked. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
TOO (Visual) Target: Artillery Emplacement Type: Military Location: 50°23'N,1°38'E (3 miles SE of Berck-sur-Mer), France |
| 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 |