| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑12 | 178 | 545 | Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
| Luftwaffe Attacked Near Paris: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided all three groups of the 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing on today's mission. The mission proceeded generally as briefed, up until bomb release - then the bomb release on the high group lead aircraft failed to operate. The high group leader asked wing for permission to make a second run, which was granted, but the target was so obscured by prior bombing that they were unable to aim accurately. The high group then proceeded to the briefed secondary, an airfield between Étampes and Mondesir and completed a successful attack there. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron lead, low group. Landed with #1 feathered. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102601 ⇗ | 546th | BK*K | BOLO BABE | Pierce, Howard Bundy |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Peterson, John Wright⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | McClelland, Robert Cornelius⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Toler, Charles Frederick, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Maddock, Walter James⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Bailey, Robert Rex⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Wick, Andrew Oliver⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Peckerar, Irvin Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lentz, Kenneth Melvin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Rabe, William Arthur, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | McGuire, James Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |