| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑26 | 3 | 68 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) flew as the Low Group of the 103rd Combat Bomb Wing (Provisional) on today's mission, led by Col. Budd J. Peaslee. Although a bombing run was attempted from the planned IP, no bombing reference points in the target area were visible. Adhering to official policy - bombing only positively identified targets of military significance in occupied territory is permitted - bombs were not dropped. A B-17 gunship - known as a YB-40 - supplied by the 92nd BG, flew as #3 in the lead squadron. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Failed To Return Comments: Attacked by enemy aircraft; last seen with three engines smoking, diving at a 45° angle; five chutes reported. Crashed in Bernouville, France (6km west of Gisors). No MACR. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30031 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Burgoon, Howard Cyril⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Co-pilot | Kress, Victor Charles⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Navigator | Wilmot, David Barr⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Bombardier | Hunt, Tom J E⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Radio Operator | McFarland, Harold Sylvester⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Peckham, Edward Lawrence⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Ball Turret | Aguiar, William (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Tail Gunner | Ullmer, Henry Joseph⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Costello, Edward Crawford⇗ | 546 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Jenkins, Roland Hariston⇗ | 544 | Evaded/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 1468⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 81⇗ |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 82⇗ |
| PLDF | Post Loss Document File #2⇗ |