| 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; crashed near Laon, France. No MACR. This aircraft was repaired and flown by the Luftwaffe. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30048 ⇗ | 544th | SU*K | FLAK DANCER |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Wheat, Delton G⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Co-pilot | McMullen, Donald Glenn⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Navigator | Ketcham, Thomas Leonard⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Bombardier | Brown, Robert James, Jr⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Radio Operator | Finck, Theodore William⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bossinger, George Alpheus⇗ | 544 | Evaded |
| Ball Turret | Katuzney, John Joseph⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Tail Gunner | Hurst, Dero (NMI)⇗ | 544 | POW |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Pursch, Warren Louis⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wood, Ralph Charles⇗ | 544 | POW/Wounded |
| SORTIE-RELATED DOCUMENTS: | |
| TYPE | IDENTIFICATION |
| ESCAPE | Escape & Evasion Report # 174⇗ |
| PLDF | Post Loss Document File #3⇗ |