| 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: Lead group. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37822 ⇗ | 544th | SU*C | THE 'LEAD BANANA' |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Rasmussen, John Christian⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Burns, Arlington (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Bellovary, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Russell, Lester Hebran, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Siffert, Charles William⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |