| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑10 | 132 | 403 | Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
| Excellent Bombing Results: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing (41A Group) and as the high group of the 41st B Combat Bombardment Wing (41B Group), the first two of three Wings of Air Task Force #1 on today's mission. The primary targets were clearly visible through 1/10 cloud cover, enabling the bombers to strike them accurately. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: 41B Group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Finch, Francis Nelson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Colling, John Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Schmitzer, William James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Ormsby, Roger Stanley⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | McGill, Thomas Francis, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Berg, Clifford George⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Niles, Leonard Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Pollack, Alexander (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pang, Sun Wah⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |