| 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 RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire, on return, due to bad weather. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37758 ⇗ | 545th | JD*W | KENTUCKY KERNEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Keate, Richard Clifford⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Spiers, Paul Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Gay, Harry Franklyn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Kalinsky, Morris (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Johnson, John William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wilson, Marvin Leo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kemak, Andrew Steven⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Cahill, William Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bailey, Henry Godard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |