| 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) |
| Yes | Completed Mission | Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑3455 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | LUCKY THIRTEEN | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Faulkiner, Russel Ruben⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Holland, Warren Benjamin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Peirce, Richard Jackson⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hawes, Harry Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hamblin, Oscar Klass⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Saperstein, Harry (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ross, William Howard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ruch, Edward Fred⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Morley, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |