| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑09 | 23 | 94 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
| Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group Deputy. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30033 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ryberg, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Stroud, Henry Herbert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |