SORTIE REPORT #4676
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 GROUND CREW CHIEF
B-17G 43‑37713 546th BK*S GREWSOME CREWSOME Jones, Robert A
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Sullivan, James Dominic 546 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, John William, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kavalkovich, William Michael 546 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Stitzel, Charles Edward 546 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Stanley, Rex Elmo 546 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Fox, John Short, Jr 546 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Price, Harold Omas 546 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Brown, Oakley Wayne 546 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Norton, Howard Glen 546 Completed, Uninjured
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