| 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 |
| B-17F | 42‑5051 ⇗ | 544th | SU*M | BARREL HOUSE BESSIE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Commander | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Curtin, John Quinn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Seibel, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cloud, Doy Jennings⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Gregori, Aldo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |