MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑06‑22 | 1 | 65 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Lead. Ketelsen appears on the loading list as Co-Pilot; his duty was Air Commander for the Low Squadron. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3231 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE INFERNO |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carrington, Richard Thompson, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Ketelsen, Raymond Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Martin-Vegue, James Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Smithwick, Michael Hayes⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Perrotti, Salvatore John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schmidlapp, Phillip Elbert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Smalley, Win Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Parkins, Walter Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scholand, Joseph Anton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wingate, Floyd Montell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |