| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑12 | 178 | 545 | Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
| Luftwaffe Attacked Near Paris: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The mission proceeded generally as briefed, up until bomb release - then the bomb release on the high group lead aircraft failed to operate. The high group leader asked wing for permission to make a second run, which was granted, but the target was so obscured by prior bombing that they were unable to aim accurately. The high group then proceeded to the briefed secondary, an airfield between Étampes and Mondesir and completed a successful attack there. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Spare, Completed Mission Comments: Low group flying spare; joined formation. Cline apparently experienced a problem with this aircraft, and mission records indicate a change to Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑31222. Eventually, however, he flew the mission in his originally assigned ship. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97142 ⇗ | 546th | BK*N | THOR, GOD OF THUNDER | Francis, Percy Tom |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Johnson, Donald Ernest⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | McCaffrey, William Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Chadwick, Ronald H⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Lee, Van (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Fisher, Darwin Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Hawkins, Otis Dwight⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McCreery, Robert Glenn⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sterr, Robert E⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |