| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑30 | 13 | 80 | Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
| Bombers Plaster Kassel: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew with the 303rd BG and 379th BG in wing formation on today's mission. Opposition stiffened as they neared the target, but they were able to drop their bombs on the primary target area (it is not known whether the Waldau or the Bettenhausen works were attacked by this group). Flak over Kassel, and subsequent vigorous fighter attacks wounded several crew members and damaged many of the Group's aircraft, but all managed to return to England, although not all made it to Grafton Underwood that day. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Martlesham Heath, AAF Station 369, on return, reason unknown. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29699 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | OLD BATTLE AXE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Fields, Leon (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Hegstad, Lester Olaf⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Carlson, Clyde Pemberton⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Griffith, Roy Wesley⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Ralston, William Clark⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Shelton, William Abner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Retherford, Archie (NMI), Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Savage, Clyde Henry⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McNutt, Julius Frederick⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |