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 | 42‑29651 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | STELLA |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Sprague, Alfred Lee⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Doman, Albert Hugh⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Baldwin, Pendleton Gaines⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Pierce, Kermit Aubrey⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Anderson, Clarence Denton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Marshall, Dean William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Stearman, Charles Lee Verne⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Aune, Rudolph (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Redding, George Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Abramowitz, Abraham Bernhard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |