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: S/Sgt White's position on this sortie is uncertain due to conflicts in mission records. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 44‑8608 ⇗ | 544th | SU*B | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Moorhead, Harris Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Montague, Jack Dean⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bauer, Frank Martin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Highley, Derek Rowland⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Frenz, Lawrence Philip⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Gazaway, Otto Wayne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Westling, Robert Arnold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Cruggs, Merlin Westley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Uncertain | White, Donald Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |