| 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 | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑29935 ⇗ | 545th | BK*K | THE CAT'S SASS / PULMADIQUE | Hunter, Jack Walter |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Algar, Philip Morris⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Wolf, Richard Vance⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Celentano, Frank A⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Thompson, James Westerfield⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Gerow, Francis (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Laviolette, Roland Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | McKay, Kenneth Mitchel, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Majewski, Casmer Robert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Schimenek, John Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Observer | Crowe, Clifford H, Jr⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |