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 on return due to weather, location ambiguous: given variously as 'WETHERSFIELD' and 'STATION 165' (Wethersfield is Station 170, and Station 165 is Little Walden). |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97263 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | LADY MARGARET |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Malone, John James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Donohue, William Roberts⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Boreiko, John Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Toboz, Benny (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Weissenbach, Kenneth August⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Smith, Kenneth Elwood⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Tow, Douglas Uane⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Millhouse, Clarence Laverne⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |