| 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 | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gilmore, William Featherston⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Foster, James Everett⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Vernon, Sheldon Ira⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ferazzi, Gabriel Ernest⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Corbett, Thomas Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Birch, Frank Austin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Overcash, Jimmy Lee, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Matthijetz, Carl Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Corfield, Robert Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cochran, Thomas Tidwell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |