MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑07‑14 | 8 | 73 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Luftwaffe Airfield Pounded: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of its assigned Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was accurately bombed with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.' |
No Target Attacked |
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 | Hall, Kelmer Jim⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Summers, Bradley Briscoe⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Navigator | Crary, James David⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Schindler, Herbert (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Harland, Kenneth Watkins, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Keathley, Edward Raine⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Redding, George Thomas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Abramowitz, Abraham Bernhard⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McCulley, George Dewey⇗ | 544 | Aborted |