SORTIE REPORT #5647
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑08‑11 177 541 Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements
Type: Military
Location: Brest, France
More Troop Support: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. Little opposition and good weather conditions permitted each group formation to bomb their assigned targets in the Brest area accurately. Note that each group was assigned a different aiming point for this mission.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Wing lead. PFF ship provided by the 303rd BG, Molesworth, AAF Station 107.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑97557 544th SU*X MERCY'S MADHOUSE
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Koehne, George Henry, Jr GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Koch, Robert Bruce 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Garrison, Keith M 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Culligan, Clarence Sylvester 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Lucyshyn, John (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Marquardt, George Marvin 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Vicknair, Normand Joseph 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret McCoy, Jesse Granville 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Kemp, Phillip Giles 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Jaworski, Frank (NMI) 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gardiner, John W 547 Completed, Uninjured
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