MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑20 | 110 | 359 | Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Returned bombs because togglier did not have sufficient instruction in releasing bombs. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑37792 ⇗ | 545th | JD*B | ELEANOR MAUREEN / BERMONDSEY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Adams, William Lowell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | McGee, Leonard Vincent⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Francis, Allen Warren⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Phillips, Carlton Vernon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Rockdaschel, Robert Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Vickers, Charles Dunnington⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Sutherland, Robert Kenneth⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Sandoval, Andres (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wyatt, Kenneth Ainley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |