| 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 |
Failed To Return Comments: Shot down by enemy aircraft after target; crew bailed out, then aircraft exploded and crashed near Villiers-en-Désœuvre, west of Paris, France. MACR 295 |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑5797 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | not known | McIntire, Bruce Dodson |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Magowan, David, Jr⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Co-pilot | Bughman, Leonard Woods⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Navigator | Dougherty, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Evaded |
| Bombardier | Heald, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Evaded |
| Radio Operator | Koves, Ladislaw George⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Grinstein, Sidney C (IO)⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Coody, Matthew Earl⇗ | 546 | POW/Wounded |
| Tail Gunner | Murray, James B⇗ | 546 | KIA |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ohe, Edward Burton⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sheets, Robert M⇗ | 546 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 295⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 357⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 358⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 394⇗ |