| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑06 | 151 | 455 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
| Traffic Jam: In the first of today's two missions, the 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three group formations of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing. Due to repeated air traffic conflicts during the bomb run on the primary target, followed by bombsight failure, targets of opportunity (TOO) were attacked. The lead group attacked an airfield at Prouvy (Denain), France; the low Group attacked an airfield at Vitry-en-Artois, France; the high group attacked an airfield at Moorsele (Wevelgem), Belgium. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Wing deputy. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Prouvy (Denain), France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102661 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | BIG DOG |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Strong, Bert Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Edward Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schmidtke, George Emory⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Peters, Joseph James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Guettel, Marvin Alfred⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Davis, Lester Levi⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Williams, Walter Bruce, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Philbin, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Riggio, Steve (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |