| 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: Lead group. |
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 | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gottfried, Raymond Nathan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Gonyon, Thomas Richard, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Sell, Herman Rewellien⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Myers, Lewis Porter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Podos, Bernard (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hagan, Eugene Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hendricks, William Chalmers⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCullough, Jerry Lynnell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |