| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30139. Turned back due to runaway prop on #1 engine. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30142 ⇗ | 544th | SU*L | PISTOL PACKIN MAMMA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Lecates, Robert Leslie⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Hall, Ralph Jackson⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Warrilow, David Paul⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Farwell, Francis Raymond⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Jumper, George William⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ausmus, Leon Farrell⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Billingsley, James Rudolph⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Lemmerman, Henry George⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Daudelin, Eldore Leo⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bowen, Frank Howard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |