| 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: Pilot and co-pilot wounded in legs by shrapnel. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | 547 | Wounded |
| Navigator | Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Boomhower, William (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Sears, William Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Saunders, Paul Ralph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |