| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑07‑04 | 150 | 451 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
| Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) led the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing, and also supplied the wing's high group on today's mission. The primary target, an airfield immediately south of Conches-en-Ouche, France (15 miles NW of Dreux), was bombed using Gee-H aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Lead group flying spare; joined formation. Due to a mechanical failure in the bomb bay, could not release bombs. |
Primary (Gee-H) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102430 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SPAM-O-LINER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pluhar, Emil Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Switzer, Ralph Vincent⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Machiz, Irving (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gogarty, Thomas Patrick⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Harbrecht, Robert Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Perry, Gilbert Franklin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Clary, Leonard Estus⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Frederickson, Ralph Louis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Amspacher, Ray Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |