SORTIE REPORT #11198
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1945‑04‑15 311 951 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Flak Guns Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing A Group on today's mission. CAVU weather permitted accurate bombing and results were good.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: Group lead. PFF ship.
Primary (Visual)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 44‑8221 547th SO*X not known
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Commander Thacker, Robert Eli GpHQ Completed, Uninjured
Pilot Kinnaird, William Robert 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Rovero, Aldo John 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Gilbert, William Theodore 545 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Burcham, Eugene Emmons 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Hart, Kenneth Cecil 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Barber, Raymond Clifford 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Schumacher, Elmer Ray 545 Completed, Uninjured
SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS:
TYPE IDENTIFICATION
Photo1945-04-15, Group Lead, PFF Ship, R. Thacker, W. Kinnaird
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