| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1945‑04‑14 | 310 | 948 | Target: Gun Battery Type: Military Location: Royan (Bordeaux), France |
| Primary Target Clobbered: Weather at target was clear with about 2/10ths scattered clouds. Lead squadron bombed on a second run; high and low squadrons bombed on their first runs, and returned to base without waiting for lead squadron. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Col. Milton, Wing Lead. This aircraft was originally assigned to the Turner Crew. Apparently, the aircraft originally assigned to the Milton/Ostnes Crew (44‑8789) was unservicable, so the Colonel took this aircraft. Major Dolan does not appear on the loading list; he is listed as a passenger on the J Form and the Tactical Interrogation Form. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 44‑8401 ⇗ | 544th | SU*X | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Milton, Theodore Ross⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Ostnes, Leif Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Chapin, Robert Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schwob, Carl Warren⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Whipple, Robert M⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | McCollum, Norris Lafayette⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Riordan, Victor Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Schaaf, Herbert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Dolan, William Edward⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| Photo | 1945-04-14,Wing Lead, T. Milton, L. Ostnes |