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 |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29651 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | STELLA |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Curtin, John Quinn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Togglier | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Cloud, Doy Jennings⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gregori, Aldo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McDuff, Robert William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |