| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑07 | 174 | 527 | Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France |
| Target Near Le Bourget: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st A Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The target combined two strategic objectives in one: the Luftwaffe and their fuel supply. Unfortunately, none of the bombs came near the target, with the lead and low groups dropping their bombs several miles to the east of it, and the high group attacking facilities at Chateaudun Airfield after being unable to sight the primary target. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Lead group. Crash-landed at RAF Ford, West Sussex, UK, on return due to battle damage, with one seriously wounded crew member. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑102959 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Groff, Richard Hubert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Smith, James Milton⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Roth, Martin NMI⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gilliam, Charles Lamb⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Ludvik, Antone Francis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Mauldin, Malcolm Argyle⇗ | 544 | Seriously Wounded |
| Ball Turret | Shufelt, Leigh Warren⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Yelinich, John (NMI), Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Walsh, James Aloysius⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |