MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑06‑28 | 4 | 69 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Luftwaffe Airfield Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the Lead Group of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. While climbing in formation through clouds, one Squadron joined another group, and completed the mission with them. Good visual bombing conditions existed at the primary target, and good bombing resulted. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back with #2 supercharger malfunctioning. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑30139 ⇗ | 545th | JD*O | SNUFFY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Roberts, James Richard⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Myer, Lawrence Wayne⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Navigator | Henley, R O (IO), Jr⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Dillon, Warren Blodgett⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Brittain, Arthur Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Freeman, Willard Edward⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Quaranta, Robert John⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Avey, Howard Francis⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗ | 545 | Aborted |