SORTIE REPORT #4522
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑06‑27 147 443 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France
V-Weapon Depot Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew two group-size formations on today's mission. There was no wing formation specified: the group commanded by Col. Buck was identified as the 41st Combat Wing A Section, and the group commanded by Maj. Stallings was the B section. The target area was somewhat obscured by low clouds, requiring the bombardiers to use Gee-H aiming. The A section dropped on the first bomb run, but trouble with the Gee-H equipment forced the B group to make a second bomb run which concluded successfully.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Low Squadron lead, 41st B section.
Primary (Gee-H)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97367 547th SO*T UMBRIAGO
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot MacFarlane, Menzies James 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Jacobs, Bernard Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Adelman, Efrom Milton 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Kemp, Phillip Giles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Sheppard, George Raeburn 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Doughty, Walter Warren 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Martin, Eldon LeRoy, Jr 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Latourette, Frank Richard 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Caster, George Edward 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Telford, Carlisle Owen 547 Completed, Uninjured
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