| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑14 | 310 | 948 | Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
| 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. | |||
| 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 | 44‑6592 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | STARDUST |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ruckman, George Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Frankenbery, Lloyd M⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McGowan, James Alton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Garstak, Jack George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Young, Johnie Earl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Cantwell, Richard L⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Rice, Alonzo Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |