| 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: Low Squadron lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5843 ⇗ | 547th | SO*S | BLACK GHOST |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Merle (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Eudey, William (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Givens, Paul Steurer⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Perkins, Asbury Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McLain, Willard Douglas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Gase, Albert Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |