MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑06‑22 | 1 | 65 | Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
First 384th Combat Mission: Col Budd J. Peaslee led the 384th Bombardment Group (H) on this mission, a "Secondary Effort" for the day, consisting of the 384th followed by the 381st BG. The 384th put up 20 aircraft for this mission; two B-17s failed to return, 10 crewmembers were KIA, 1 was MIA, 9 became POW, and 4 were wounded. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Additional non-384th crewmember, Maj G E Hagenbuch, appears on the loading list as an instructor pilot (IP). |
Primary (Visual) |
- SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42-30032 | BK*D | SKY QUEEN | Jacobs, Gilbert O |
- SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Dietel, William (NMI), Jr ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Dutton, Kenneth Cyrus ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Funk, Herbert Wilbur, Jr ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Davis, Clyde William ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Bollinger, Ardell Henry ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Adams, Howard Johnson ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dunmyer, Lawrence Edwin ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Mason, Jack Leonard (#1) ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Martin, Wyman D ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Amory, Edward (NMI) ⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |