MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1944‑05‑20 | 110 | 359 | Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Luftwaffe Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. CAVU conditions permitted visual bombing, and the aiming point - the middle of a large hangar - was obliterated. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Group Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31484 ⇗ | 545th | JD*F | MAIRSY DOATS |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Koehne, George Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | West, George Berry⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Colarusso, Alfred James⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Rovero, Aldo John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Bonnett, Charles Daniel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Anderson, Charles LeRoy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Crippen, Creig B⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Graeb, William Louis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Smith, Dale Orville⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Figley, Wilbert Guy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ray, William Charles⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |