| Mission Date | 14 April 1945 |
| Eighth Air Force Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 310, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 948
Primary Target Clobbered Weather at target was clear with about 2/10ths scattered clouds. Lead squadron bombed on a second run; high and low squadrons bombed on their first runs, and returned to base without waiting for lead squadron.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (Visual) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 36 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2 Flight Completed - 1 Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 2 Scrubbed - 3 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Other Mission Documents | 1945-04-14,Wing Lead, T. Milton, L. Ostnes⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42‑32106⇗ | Enns, Harkless G⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑38208⇗ | Pinson, William T⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97309⇗ | Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑97510⇗ | [N/A] | Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 42‑102459⇗ | Montgomery, Robert W⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102518⇗ | Carlson, Russell Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102620⇗ | MacDonald, Ranald Hugh⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑37717. Flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑102661⇗ | Nicolai, Edwin G⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑107125⇗ | Carpenter, Dean Edward⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37717⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑102620. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37917⇗ | Poulton, John W⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑37971⇗ | Murphy, William Carey⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron Deputy SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38501⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 43‑38548. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38548⇗ | Hatch, William Alva⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38501. Feathered one engine just before bombs away, but stayed with formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38588⇗ | Seavey, Homer Carl⇗ | Completed Mission | Five bombs failed to release, and were later jettisoned in the Channel. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38673⇗ | Jerome, Edwin Anthony⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38752⇗ | Martin, Gerald L⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38766⇗ | Henry, Robert Tyson⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38800⇗ | Cathey, George Warlick⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38974⇗ | Kowats, Daniel Frank⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑38994⇗ | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39131⇗ | Porter, James L⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39138⇗ | Jamison, Joseph F⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39197⇗ | Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron Deputy SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39203⇗ | Neal, William T⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 43‑39444⇗ | Grove, Alfred W⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6476⇗ | Casagrande, James A⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6514⇗ | Bowman, Harold Horace⇗ | Completed Mission | Appeared to release bombs somewhat late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6592⇗ | Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6882⇗ | Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6892⇗ | Knaur, John S⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6898⇗ | Eakin, Otho Mitchell⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑6909⇗ | Leavitt, Philip Neldon⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8211⇗ | Welsh, James H⇗ | Completed Mission | Capt. Laboda, High Squadron Lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8401⇗ | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | Completed Mission | Col. Milton, Wing Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8408⇗ | Sheahan, Robert E⇗ | Completed Mission | Appeared to release bombs somewhat late. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8541⇗ | Turner, Willard Jerome⇗ | Completed Mission | Deputy Wing Lead. Originally assigned to 44‑8401, changed to this aircraft when displaced by Col Milton, due to his original aircraft becoming unservicable. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8580⇗ | Bennett, Ralph J⇗ | Flight Completed | Weather aircraft; remainder of crew (CP, N, RO, Eng) not identified SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8608⇗ | Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | S/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8665⇗ | Cook, Raymond D⇗ | Completed Mission | Lt. Walker, Low Squadron Lead SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8668⇗ | [N/A] | Lead Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused | |
| 44‑8679⇗ | DeGennaro, Carlo Nicola⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8789⇗ | [N/A] | Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off | Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8401 (originally assigned to Turner Crew). SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 44‑8945⇗ | Abare, William Tebbs⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |