| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑10 | 7 | 72 | Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
| Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 103rd Combat Wing, the single Wing making up the "Secondary Effort" of today's mission. Good visibility at the target permitted accurate bombing. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Lead Group. Turned back because #2 engine began to 'miss and vibrate' so it was feathered. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30039 ⇗ | 544th | SU*H | LIBERTY BELLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Halseth, Edwin Scofield⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | McGeehan, William F⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Deignan, Charles Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Kay, David Eli⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burnes, Robert Oliver⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Delmonte, Frank L⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Bagdis, John Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rutan, Donald Alson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pollard, Walter Maxwell⇗ | 544 | Aborted |