MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑10 | 132 | 403 | Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Excellent Bombing Results: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) and as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group), the first two of three Wings of Air Task Force #1 on today's mission. The primary targets were clearly visible through 1/10 cloud cover, enabling the bombers to strike them accurately. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Capt. Sammons and his crew flew with the 401st Bomb Group on a mission in the afternoon. The loading list for this crew does not include a tail gunner. This record is included here to ensure all available mission data is available for the personnel involved. |
Attack Information Unknown |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97824 ⇗ | 544th | SU*U | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sammons, Gerald Busby⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Johnson, Edward Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Dashev, Jack Saul⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jacobson, George John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Feyerabend, Lawrence Lenard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schneider, Walter Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Kilpatrick, Redin Robert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Schwartz, Stanley (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |