MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑06‑26 | 3 | 68 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) flew as the Low Group of the 103rd Combat Bomb Wing (Provisional) on today's mission, led by Col. Budd J. Peaslee. Although a bombing run was attempted from the planned IP, no bombing reference points in the target area were visible. Adhering to official policy - bombing only positively identified targets of military significance in occupied territory is permitted - bombs were not dropped. A B-17 gunship - known as a YB-40 - supplied by the 92nd BG, flew as #3 in the lead squadron. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron Lead. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3231 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE INFERNO |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Ketelsen, Raymond Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Carrington, Richard Thompson, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Crouch, James Claybourne⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Smithwick, Michael Hayes⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Perrotti, Salvatore John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schmidlapp, Phillip Elbert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Smalley, Win Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Parkins, Walter Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wingate, Floyd Montell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scholand, Joseph Anton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |