Mission Date | 9 September 1943 |
VIII Bomber Command Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 23, VIII BC Mission Number 94
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.
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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⇗ |
Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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 Rowland⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3441⇗ | Ogilvie, Donald Potter⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron Lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑3459⇗ | Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
42‑5051⇗ | Ingles, John Thomas⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | 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 Mission After Taking Off. | 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 ⇗ |