| 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 Comments: Radio Operator KIA. He was "discovered killed" at 10:15 during the mission, which would have been approaching the coast of France on the return leg. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29814 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | THE DALLAS REBEL |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ingles, John Thomas⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Pratt, Harry Mitchell⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Ruman, Charles Logan⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Mason, Earl Carter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Feigenbaum, Melvin Allen⇗ | 544 | KIA |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Morrison, Clarence Theodore⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Farley, John Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Brescia, Alfred Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Spaulding, Charles Arnold⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Janes, Carl Warner⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |