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 | 42‑97309 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | KATHLEEN LADY OF VICTORY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Barnett, Jack (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Jones, Robert McCord⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Lependorf, Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Casagrande, Mario Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hilliard, Donald Ervin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Baysinger, Ellwill Orrin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Holmes, Edwin Lamar⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hughes, Ralph B⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |