| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed at Grafton Underwood. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑3459 ⇗ | 546th | BK*F | JOLLY ROGER | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Johnston, Lawrence Edwin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Bollinger, Ardell Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jett, James Loveless⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Humphrey, Edward James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parks, Howard David⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Leonard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |