Mission # 53

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 14 January 1944
Eighth Air Force Operations Operations description not yet available.
384th Bomb Group Mission
384th BG Mission Number 53, Eighth AF Force Mission Number 183
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.'
Primary Target Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 16
Aborted - 1
Failed To Return - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster or Mission Loading Lists
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives

18 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑3051Lotz, William HenryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑3087Outen, Charles LeviCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑3440Estes, Thomas JeffersonCompleted MissionLow Squadron lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑5404LaSeur, William VeryleCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑5444Price, William MerrimanCompleted MissionGroup deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑29651Covington, Royston TruittCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑29688McDonald, Raymond LeroyCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑29703Robinson, Robert LawrenceCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑30026Carpenter, Walter RichardAborted Mission After Taking Off.Turned back over field with runaway #2 prop, #3 magneto out, and reception on command radio transmission was very faint.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑31045Daskey, Kendall (NMI)Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑31211Willing, Mark SkinnerCompleted MissionGroup lead.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑31246Britt, Neill LasaneFailed To ReturnDowned by flak before bombs away.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑31364Jacobs, Randolph George EdwardCompleted MissionLow Squadron deputy.
SORTIE REPORT
42‑31606Stearns, Clarence GroverCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑37848Gilmore, William FeatherstonCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑38014West, George BerryCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑39809Lovvorn, Hollie RayCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT
42‑39888Harvey, Walter LewisCompleted Mission SORTIE REPORT