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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3222 ⇗ | 545th | JD*P | DUECES WILD |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Mattes, Frank George⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Thompson, Arthur John, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Wentworth, Wayne L⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Konefal, Adam (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Fletter, Homer Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Dudley, John Charles⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Rhodes, James C⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Hay, Thomas (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Thompson, John Paul⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Garcia, Edward Jiminez⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |