| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Out of gas (both wings hit by flak), FW-190 finished them off, crashed in the Bois des Moines, 11 miles NNW of d'Airion and about 16 miles NE of Beauvais, France; MACR 775. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑3455 ⇗ | 546th | BK*M | LUCKY THIRTEEN | Coon, Lawrence John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Faulkiner, Russel Ruben⇗ | 546 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Holland, Warren Benjamin⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Navigator | Peirce, Richard Jackson⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Bombardier | Hawes, Harry Albert⇗ | 546 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Radio Operator | Kirby, Charles Lawrence, Jr⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hamblin, Oscar Klass⇗ | 546 | Evaded/Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Saperstein, Harry (NMI)⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Ross, William Howard⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ruch, Edward Fred⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Morley, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | POW |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| MACR | Missing Air Crew Report # 775⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 172⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 210⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 211⇗ |