| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑14 | 53 | 183 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
| V-Weapons Site Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Two bomb runs were made in CAVU conditions. The lead squadron's bombing was judged 'fair to good' and the low squadron's was 'poor ... far short of target.' | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group deputy. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5444 ⇗ | 545th | JD*N | WE DOOD IT |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bennett, Phillip Nathan, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barkley, John William, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Jackson, Billy J (IO)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dailey, Donald William⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leigh, James Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |