MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑06‑13 | 134 | 409 | Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew three groups to form the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, leading three Combat Wings on today's mission. The weather in the target area was CAVU and the primary target, an enemy airfield, was clearly visible. A visual bomb run was made, with good results. Colonel Smith led the mission, and recommended that for such targets, greater effectiveness could be achieved by assigning each group a different aiming point, and to slow down the release of the bombs slightly to spread the damage over a greater area. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Group Lead. Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102449 ⇗ | 547th | SO*R | HALE'S ANGELS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Thacker, Robert Eli⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Welsbacher, Robert Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jacobson, George John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Marquardt, George Marvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | House, Harland Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Swift, Kenneth Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Blackburn, Keith Monroe⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Zanetti, James John⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |