| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑10 | 7 | 72 | Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
| Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 103rd Combat Wing, the single Wing making up the "Secondary Effort" of today's mission. Good visibility at the target permitted accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead Group. Turned back because #1 engine was 'throwing an excessive amount of oil.' Oil was found to contain contaminants (pieces of babbitt metal and bits of safety wire). |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30033 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Faulkiner, Russel Ruben⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Ryberg, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ | 546 | Aborted |