SORTIE REPORT #5653
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 Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37843 547th SO*B ALEX
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 Knowlton, Alfred Bachelor 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Mosier, Richard Nelson 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gordon, Norman Hirsch 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Thornhill, John Grover 547 Completed, Uninjured
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