| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑04‑27 | 96 | 322 | Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
| V-Weapons Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as an independent group (no wing formation) on the first of two missions today. The target was partially obscured by haze making sighting difficult. In addition, the AFCE failed on the bomb run, requiring increased coordination between bombardier and pilot. However, most bombs were dropped right on the target area. | |||
| 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 | 42‑32106 ⇗ | 545th | JD*R | WORRY BIRD / VOAN |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Knapp, Paul Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Olson, Norman (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | DeWitt, Robert Courtney⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Knox, Robert Leo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Stahl, Bruce Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jakway, James Allen⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Mason, Covert Nathan⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Maddox, Richard Neil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, Arthur Alvin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Cates, Clay Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |