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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: I Group Hot Camera Ship. |
Group Primary (Visual) Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Flers, France |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37788 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S MESSENGER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Rainey, Harry Wesley, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Rowe, J Z (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Francis, Charles Dean, III⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Kendall, Walter Selium, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sturdivant, Donald Barrett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Evans, Jack Clifton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Mosier, Richard Nelson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Gordon, Norman Hirsch⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Knowlton, Alfred Bachelor⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thornhill, John Grover⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |