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 | Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 43‑38994 ⇗ | 546th | BK*Q | DEVASTATING LADY | Kraus, Alvin C |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Smith, Eliot Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Seipold, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Henly, Harry Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Witt, Charles Dean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Hodge, Robert Merrill⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Birkholz, John Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | O'Brien, Joseph Walter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Stanick, Paul Jacob⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |