MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑06‑29 | 5 | 70 | Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 103rd Combat Wing led the 102nd CW in the Air Task Force for today's mission: the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd CW. A solid overcast covered the entire area surrounding the target, so the Wing Lead brought the formation home without dropping their loads in conformance with policy regarding targets in occupied countries. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑30026 ⇗ | 546th | BK*J | BATTLEWAGON | Flynn, Roland (NMI) |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Dietel, William (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Dutton, Kenneth Cyrus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Funk, Herbert Wilbur, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Davis, Clyde William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bollinger, Ardell Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Adams, Howard Johnson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dunmyer, Lawrence Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Mason, Jack Leonard (#1)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Amory, Edward (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Wyman D⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |