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 |
Photo | 1945-04-15, Group Lead, PFF Ship, R. Thacker, W. Kinnaird |