| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑01‑14 | 53 | 183 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
| V-Weapons Site Bombed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the lead and low squadrons of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Two bomb runs were made in CAVU conditions. The lead squadron's bombing was judged 'fair to good' and the low squadron's was 'poor ... far short of target.' | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Downed by flak before bombs away. Ten chutes were seen emerging at 1521:15 hrs; at 1532 hrs chutes landed in a wooded area in the vicinity of the target. Aircraft crashed near St. Valery-sur-Somme, France, reportedly hitting a flak gun emplacement. MACR 2497 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑31246 ⇗ | 545th | JD*A | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Britt, Neill Lasane⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Haley, Raymond John⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Navigator | Lindell, Ernest Vivian⇗ | 547 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Bombardier | Richard, Oscar Gabriel, III⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Nichols, Conway Bruce⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Argenbright, William David⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Harris, Morton George⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Wolfe, Clarence Leo⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mason, Morton Cook, Jr⇗ | 547 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Tucker, Donald Peter⇗ | 547 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 2497⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 730⇗ |