| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to #1 engine failure. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Halseth, Edwin Scofield⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | McGeehan, William F⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Deignan, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Kay, David Eli⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burnes, Robert Oliver⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Delmonte, Frank L⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Bagdis, John Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pollard, Walter Maxwell⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rutan, Donald Alson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |