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: Lead Squadron, Group Lead. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑30073 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | not known |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Nuttall, Alfred Charles⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | DuBois, John Jay⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Davis, David Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Wagner, Fred S⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Cochran, David Leon⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ursta, George (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Brown, Donald Harold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Self, James Melvin, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | O'Donnell, William John⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |