MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑20 | 110 | 359 | Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑97188 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Melzar, Raymond Augustus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Jacobson, George John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Peters, Joseph James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sherriff, Albert Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Ronquist, Reuben Jacob⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Williams, Walter Bruce, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Wilson, Clarence Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Philpott, Thomas Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |