| 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. Ground Spare Aircraft: replaced 42‑5883. Turned back because #2 engine was 'thought to be out.' Apparently the co-pilot feathered #2 after the engineer test-fired the top turret guns, thinking the engine had 'blown up.' Bomb load returned to base. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑3330 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Munday, James Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Marston, Frederick Trowbridge⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Lansford, Billy Joe⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Olson, Robert Lennart⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Ruby, Edward Chesley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Miles, James Ernest⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Johnson, Lloyd Earl⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Blackwell, George Franklin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Green, Francis Monroe⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Woodstock, Joseph Steven⇗ | 544 | Aborted |