| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑29 | 12 | 79 | Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
| Weather Stymies Bombers: Solid clouds at German coast prevented formations from continuing mission. Captain Ketelson led Group in an attack on a target of opportunity (TOO), an airfield on a German coastal island, near Heligoland. Due to the shortness of the bomb run, the Bombardier reported all bombs fell into the North Sea. About fifty enemy fighters and moderate flak were encountered after turning back. Wing formation was described as 'straggling', leaving formations vulnerable to attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Shot down by enemy aircraft after attacking target of opportunity (TOO) with the group. No MACR. |
TOO (Visual) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: [unidentified island], Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29700 ⇗ | 545th | JD*E | JIMMY BOY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Roberts, James Richard⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Gordy, Paul Pate⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Navigator | Sherrer, Richard P⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Bombardier | Cawley, Thomas Francis⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Goldman, Robert Phillip⇗ | 545 | POW/Wounded |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗ | 545 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Conover, Chester Earl⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Quaranta, Robert John⇗ | 545 | MIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗ | 545 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Avey, Howard Francis⇗ | 545 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| PLDF | Post Loss Document File #12 |