| 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 Lead. |
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 | 42‑97960 ⇗ | 547th | SO*M | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Shelley, John Keith⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | McCartney, James Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Kinzer, James Brooks, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hendrix, Alfred Franklin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sapolin, Morton (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Frisbee, Joseph Selvyn⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Saunders, Rufus Milton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kemp, Phillip Giles⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Snyder, Clifford Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Flannery, Wade Henderson⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1944-08-03, I Group Lead, J. Shelley, J. McCartney |