Mission # 23

Mission Date	9 September 1943
384^th Mission	Mission Number 23 Next Mission Previous Mission
8^th Air Force Mission	Mission Number 94
Mission Comments	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.
Primary Target	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Target Attacked (Mode)	Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France
Sortie/Aircraft Summary	Completed Mission, not including spares - 16 Aborted - 2
Mission Personnel	Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents	Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

18 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft	Pilot	Results	Mission/Sortie Information
41‑24557⇗	Sundlun, Bruce George	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3216⇗	Lecates, Robert Leslie	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3218⇗	Armstrong, Lloyd Roland	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3441⇗	Ogilvie, Donald Potter	Completed Mission	High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑3459⇗	Higdon, Philip E	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5051⇗	Ingles, John Thomas	Aborted	Turned back due to a blown spark plug. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5404⇗	Thompson, Siguard (NMI)	Completed Mission	Low Squadron Deputy SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5444⇗	Yelvington, Melton Albert	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5838⇗	Frink, Horace Everett	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑5849⇗	Goulder, Edmund Samuel	Aborted	Turned back due to #2 engine failure. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29651⇗	Jacobs, Randolph George Edward	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29699⇗	Price, William Merriman	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29768⇗	Butler, Johnny Addison	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29828⇗	Ashcraft, Archie Bertis	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑29935⇗	Algar, Philip Morris	Completed Mission	SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30005⇗	Harry, William Russell	Completed Mission	High Squadron Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30033⇗	Kelly, James Henry	Completed Mission	Group Deputy. SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑30043⇗	Estes, Thomas Jefferson	Completed Mission	Group Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗