| 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 Comments: Landed away at Polebrook, AAF Station 110, on return, due to bad weather. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102601 ⇗ | 546th | BK*K | BOLO BABE | Pierce, Howard Bundy |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Carey, Gates Chapman⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Bealer, John Levi⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Brooks, James Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Hedrick, Melvin Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jordan, Theodore Joseph, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vidrine, Wayne Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Costello, Kenneth Harold⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Pettit, Frank Michael⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Robinson, Beauregard James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |