| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑29 | 5 | 70 | Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 103rd Combat Wing led the 102nd CW in the Air Task Force for today's mission: the 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the High Group of the 103rd CW. A solid overcast covered the entire area surrounding the target, so the Wing Lead brought the formation home without dropping their loads in conformance with policy regarding targets in occupied countries. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30046. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30040 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | PICCADILLY COMMANDO | Hunter, Jack Walter |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wilson, Clayton Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Brown, Dewey Carlyle, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bloesch, Fred Ernest, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Stevens, Herman Daniel⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Des Rochers, John Mowbray⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Long, Vern Porter⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | May, Herbert Ethred⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Hook, Jack Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Klein, Ellis Hall⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kendall, George Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |