SORTIE REPORT #4648
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: Low group.
TOO (Visual)
Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑6109 545th JD*Q OLE TULIK
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Adams, William Lowell 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot McGee, Leonard Vincent 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Pitts, William Lawrence 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Mack, Robert John 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Rockdaschel, Robert Charles 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Vickers, Charles Dunnington 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Sutherland, Robert Kenneth 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Sandoval, Andres (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Ruspoli, Frank Anthony 545 Completed, Uninjured
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