MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑07‑14 | 8 | 73 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Luftwaffe Airfield Pounded: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of its assigned Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was accurately bombed with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back three to four minutes after crossing the French coast at 0748 hrs due to failure of #1 engine. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑30139 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SNUFFY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Christman, Clarence Ray⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Carroll, Robert Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Dennett, Vern Becker⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Sears, William Herschel⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Gillis, John James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Detrick, Albert Warren⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Leonard, Robert Alfred⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | McCormack, Walter Steve⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hill, Carl Victor⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Goubeaux, Jerome John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |