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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Lead. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑3230 ⇗ | 545th | JD*U | YANKEE POWERHOUSE II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Carrington, Richard Thompson, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | House, Rodney Walter⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Taber, Robin Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Smithwick, Michael Hayes⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Perrotti, Salvatore John⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Schmidlapp, Phillip Elbert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Smalley, Win Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Parkins, Walter Carl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wingate, Floyd Montell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Scholand, Joseph Anton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |