MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑07‑04 | 150 | 451 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's high group on today's mission. The primary target, an airfield immediately south of Conches-en-Ouche, France (15 miles NW of Dreux), was bombed using Gee-H aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Due to a mechanical failure in the bomb bay, could not release bombs. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Switzer, Ralph Vincent⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Machiz, Irving (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Gogarty, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Harbrecht, Robert Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Perry, Gilbert Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Clary, Leonard Estus⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Frederickson, Ralph Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Amspacher, Ray Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |