MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑09‑09 | 23 | 94 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron Deputy. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑30005 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SALVAGE QUEEN | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Harry, William Russell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Rice, Ivan Luther⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Black, David Hall⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Mannka, Charles Pershing⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Simpson, Edward Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Wheeler, Tom Brooks⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | McKenna, John Conat⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Parent, Leroy (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markus, Julius Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Iverson, Bennie Franklin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |