| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑04 | 125 | 389 | Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France |
| Tactical Targets Again: The 41st Combat Bombardment Wing contributed three two-group wings for today's mission. The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41B Wing, in the Wing's Lead and Low Group positions. The Eighth Air Force continued the pressure on enemy ground forces ahead of the invasion with this attack on prepared artillery emplacements. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead Group. Turned back over Brighton because #2 engine was giving trouble and pulling only 17 inches, due to a hole in the exhaust collection ring. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Strong, Bert Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Edward Harold⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Ferguson, Donald Louis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Croll, George Albert⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Guettel, Marvin Alfred⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Davis, Lester Levi⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Williams, Walter Bruce, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Philbin, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Riggio, Steve (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |