| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑03 | 170 | 513 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
| V-Weapons Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew three group formations - identified as H, I, and J Groups, the last three of ten groups comprising Air Task Force #1 - on today's mission to attack widely scattered V-1 launch sites. Note that the groups of this ATF flew in trail, not in combat wing formations. Although the J Group was unable to bomb its target (Fiefs) due to weather, the H and I Groups hit their assigned targets at Fleury and Flers, respectively. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: J Group, Low Squadron Lead. Runaway prop over channel on outbound leg punctured a fuel tank resulting in onboard fire - Crash-landed at RAF Chailey, East Sussex. Noble, Engineer/Top Turret injured. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102617 ⇗ | 544th | SU*T | DEVIL'S BRAT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Allred, Frank Lavon⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Reed, William Marcus⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Ferguson, Donald Louis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Togglier | Leschak, Nickolas, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Drury, Eldon Boyd⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Noble, Raymon Lewis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Mitchell, Robert McKinley, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Hunt, Virgil Dowell⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Redcay, Carl Harry⇗ | 544 | Aborted |