| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑25 | 10 | 76 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Smoke Screen Challenges Bombardiers: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as part of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. A flak barrage was thrown up in the target area but caused little damage. However, an estimated 300 enemy fighters attacked the formation in the target area, resulting in many losses for the group. The target partially obscured by smoke screen but the bombardiers were able to see enough ground points to make an effective attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3069 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | PASSES CANCELLED |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hankinson, Gordon Joshua⇗ | GpHQ | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Halseth, Edwin Scofield⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Navigator | McGeehan, William F⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Bombardier | Deignan, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Kay, David Eli⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burnes, Robert Oliver⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Delmonte, Frank L⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Tail Gunner | Bagdis, John Stanley⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pollard, Walter Maxwell⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rutan, Donald Alson⇗ | 544 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| PLDF | Post Loss Document File #8 |