April 14 1945  mission to Royan, France
 

360th Bomb Squadron narrative from microfilm.


 

Mission map carried by Capt Jones, which contains notes on the mission.

Mission track map obtained from NARA, showing planned and actual routes to the target.
 


 

Mission summary from NARA.


 
 

Captain Jones flew the lead ship for  the low squadron on this mission flying #44-8552.
The crew consisted of:

P Jones, William E Capt
CP Hamm, John F 2lt
N  Kiniah, James N  F/O
B Puryear, James L 1lt
MN Fleming, David D  2lt
E Carter, James C  sgt
R Lillis, Joseph D   Pfc
TG Darland, William O Jr  1lt
G Wotanis, Leo F   sgt

A squadron briefing sheet shows the other ships in the formation:


 

This mission briefing sheet is interesting because it shows the formation in a new double V formation that was used only in the last month of the war. Previously, the standard box formation was used.

Finally, there is the aircraft loading document obtained from the 360thBS microfilm records, which shows the crews on all the above planes: