| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑16 | 16 | 83 | Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Enemy Air Depot Destroyed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the wing on today's mission. Fighter resistance was vigorous, but the bombers were able to hit their assigned aiming points accurately, heavily damaging assembly & repair shops. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3429 ⇗ | 544th | SU*F | FLAK HOUSE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Beckett, Thomas Pope⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
| Pilot | Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bloesch, Fred Ernest, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Stevens, Herman Daniel⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Des Rochers, John Mowbray⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Long, Vern Porter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kendall, George Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Klein, Ellis Hall⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Penick, Eugene Walker⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |