MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑08‑31 | 19 | 88 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes | Completed Mission | No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29768 ⇗ | 547th | SO*X | WINSOME WINN II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Martin, Rudolph Alfred⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brown, Robert E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Pisarski, Joseph Frank⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Pharr, Keating Sams⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Sword, Walter Howard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |