| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑03‑26 | 82 | 280 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
| V-1 Complex Hit Hard: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew in group formation on today's mission (apparently, there were no wing or division formations). Weather at the target was CAVU, and two of the three squadrons put bombs right on the primary target aimpoint. Target 'Le Grismont' is a 'Ski-Site' in a wooded area northeast of Rebecques, France. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑38208 ⇗ | 547th | SO*A | LILLY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, John Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Roth, Verle Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Welsbacher, Robert Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Dotherow, Ed (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Trypuc, John Vincent, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cruise, James Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Chouinard, Garnet (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Budassi, Remo Guido⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wray, Forrest Donald⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Madera, Alfred (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |