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) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back due to #2 engine failure. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑5849 ⇗ | 547th | SO*N | HELL'S BELLES II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Goulder, Edmund Samuel⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Wilson, William Monroe⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Harris, Arthur Claude⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Vodilko, Michael Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sears, William Francis⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Thomasson, Edward Arthmur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Leslie, Claude Robert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Seager, Francis Marvin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Saunders, Paul Ralph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Turner, John Harvey⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |