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) |
No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑107064 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | MISS FITT |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacFarlane, Menzies James⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Co-pilot | Jacobs, Bernard Richard⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Bombardier | Ziegler, Pete Frank⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Radio Operator | Sheppard, George Raeburn⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Engineer/Top Turret | Doughty, Walter Warren⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Ball Turret | Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Tail Gunner | Latourette, Frank Richard⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Caster, George Edward⇗ | 547 | Spare, Returned |