| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑16 | 16 | 83 | Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Enemy Air Depot Destroyed: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the wing on today's mission. Fighter resistance was vigorous, but the bombers were able to hit their assigned aiming points accurately, heavily damaging assembly & repair shops. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Comments: Turned back at Splasher 11 at 0830 hrs because of an excessive amount of oil coming from #2 engine, which was then feathered. |
N/A |
| - SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42-3440 | SU*B/P | BROADWAY ROSE | Francis, Percy Tom |
| - SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Higdon, Philip E | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Begab, Meyer (NMI) | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Johnston, Lawrence Edwin | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Boehm, Richard John | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jett, James L | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Cunningham, Kenneth Henry | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Humphrey, Edward J | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Miller, Floyd O | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Klonowski, Francis Dominick | 546 | Aborted |