SORTIE REPORT #473
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑08‑31 19 88 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
No Aborted Mission After Taking Off.
Comments: Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back; couldn't keep up with formation.
N/A
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑29651 544th SU*G STELLA
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Jacobs, Randolph George Edward 544 Aborted
Co-pilot Boger, Eugene Arthur 544 Aborted
Navigator Curtin, John Quinn 544 Aborted
Bombardier Seibel, James Edward 544 Aborted
Radio Operator Cloud, Doy Jennings 544 Aborted
Engineer/Top Turret Goetz, Jack Keith 544 Aborted
Ball Turret Gorham, Donald Frederick 544 Aborted
Tail Gunner Compton, Robert Lewis 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Gregori, Aldo Joseph 544 Aborted
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Wager, Lawrence Holmes 544 Aborted
Observer Mazer, Nathan Herschel 544 Aborted
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