The Snapshots in Time Collection
Archival Caption Card: Lt. R.V. Pardue's Lead Crew, 30 Missions Completed, Bottrop Oil Refinery Raid, 11 November 1944
A handwritten caption card identifying Lt. R.V. Pardue as pilot of a lead crew in the 579th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bombardment Group, who completed their 30th combat mission on 11 November 1944 with a radar-directed strike on the synthetic oil refinery at Bottrop, Germany. Project: 218550