MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑28 | 148 | 445 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided the high groups for the 41st A and B Combat Bombardment Wings on today's mission. The A group experienced traffic conflicts in the target area, and had to make a second bomb run, but the B group did not have this problem and bombed their assigned aim point on the first bomb run. On return to England, weather forced most crews to land at other bases. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Only 547th BS plane to land at Grafton Underwood after the mission. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑6128 ⇗ | 547th | SO*O | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hale, Charles Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Grant, Walter Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Swisher, Glenn Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Asher, John Calvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Richardson, William Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Burlingame, James Wyatt⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Greene, Henry Tyler, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Teller, James Alvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Menchaca, Jose Ricardo⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |