| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑02‑28 | 68 | 238 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
| Weather Prevents Bombing: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew today's mission alone: there was no wing or division assembly, or organized 'bomber stream.' Because the briefed target was in occupied territory, bombardiers were required to make positive visual identification of the aiming point before releasing their bombs; this was not possible due to the nearly solid cloud cover in the target area. Many bomb runs were flown (lead and high squadrons made eight, and the low squadron made nine or more) but in the end, all bombs were returned to base. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron lead. Colonel William L Travis, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Molesworth, England, flew aboard this aircraft as an observer. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31364 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | NUTTALL'S NUT HOUSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Drogue, Arthur Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mason, Earl Carter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Skerko, John (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, James Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |