| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑07 | 174 | 527 | Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
| Target Near Le Bourget: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The target combined two strategic objectives in one: the Luftwaffe and their fuel supply. Unfortunately, none of the bombs came near the target, with the lead and low groups dropping their bombs several miles to the east of it, and the high group attacking facilities at Chateaudun Airfield after being unable to sight the primary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Turned back due to uncontrollable prop on #2 engine, which had to be feathered. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 43‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Combs, William Felix⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Norwitz, Gerson (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Cooper, Leo Lee⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Guettel, Marvin Alfred⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Owen, Lorenzo Holland⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Smith, Herman Eugene⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Fadda, John Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Benson, Olin Ray⇗ | 544 | Aborted |