| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑13 | 134 | 409 | Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
| Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew three groups to form the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, leading three Combat Wings on today's mission. The weather in the target area was CAVU and the primary target, an enemy airfield, was clearly visible. A visual bomb run was made, with good results. Colonel Smith led the mission, and recommended that for such targets, greater effectiveness could be achieved by assigning each group a different aiming point, and to slow down the release of the bombs slightly to spread the damage over a greater area. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Gibson, James Allen⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Preller, Robert Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | O'Neill, John P⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Flowers, James Richard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gramc, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bowers, Henry Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Holderbaum, Kenneth (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Kennemer, Frank Winifred⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gilmore, James Karry, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |