| 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: High group. On return, arrived an hour-and-a-half late, possibly due to landing elsewhere to refuel. |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Étampes-Mondesir Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Étampes-Mondesir, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑97510 ⇗ | 546th | BK*A | SATAN'S PLAYMATE | Schuyler, Charles Robert |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Martin, Donald Francis⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Curran, Kenneth James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Pitts, William Lawrence⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Saunders, James Bernard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Flatt, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bianca, Buddy Armand⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Claxon, Ernest Haydon⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Emberlin, Jessie Lee⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |