| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑06 | 129 | 395 | Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
| Weather Stymies Bombers: The third D-Day mission for the 384th Bombardment Group (H) sent a small group to attack a highway choke point behind the invasion beachhead as part of Air Task Force #4. Weather again had all targets socked in, and the 384th bombers, having no PFF-equipped aircraft, returned without attacking. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | James, Robert Huey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Rochette, Harold Irving⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Fabian, Casimir Charles, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Croll, George Albert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Brown, Joe Erwin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Shay, James William, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kilpatrick, Redin Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kobulik, Andrew (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Needle, Joseph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |