| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑14 | 135 | 412 | Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
| Clouds Cover Primary: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Wing) and the High Group of the 41st D Combat Bombardment Wing (41D Group) on today's mission. The primary and secondary targets of the 41B Wing were hidden by 10/10 cloud cover, so a target of opportunity (TOO), the airfield at Creil, was bombed by the Lead and High groups: the Low group was forced out of position by sudden maneuvers by the Wing Lead and were unable to follow him on the bomb run to the TOO, resulting in no attack by the Low Group. The High and Low groups returned to England in formation with the Wing ahead of them in the bomber stream. Weather prevented the 41D Group from attacking the primary. After three runs on the primary target, contact with the Lead group was lost, and a decision was made to attempt to find the secondary target. However, weather conditions there were similar, so all bombs were returned to base. Also, because this group had lost contact with its Wing, it returned to base alone. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead. |
TOO (Visual) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Criel, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31484 ⇗ | 545th | JD*F | MAIRSY DOATS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Dean, Ralph Merrick, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Swan, John Loyal⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Turner, Ralph Franklin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kell, Howard Wilbur⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Wasserman, Joseph Jacob⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Oehlkers, Walter (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Davis, Lionel Gordon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wiley, Roger Carroll⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sylvester, Carlton John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |