| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Damaged by enemy aircraft; insufficient fuel to return to England; made a forced landing in field near Beauvais, France; MACR 776. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5720 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Aufmuth, Lester Herbert⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Co-pilot | McMath, James Gordon⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Navigator | Downe, Charles Owen⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Bombardier | Jensen, James Chris, Jr⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Weatherford, Louie Frank⇗ | 545 | Evaded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Price, Robert Kyle⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Wagner, James Loren⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Tail Gunner | Bachmann, Carl Edward⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Joseph Hughes⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fisher, Charles Alfred⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 776⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 140⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 141⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 183⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 251⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 411⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 631⇗ |