| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑14 | 8 | 73 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Luftwaffe Airfield Pounded: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of its assigned Combat Wing on today's mission. The target was accurately bombed with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back three to four minutes after crossing the French coast at 0748 hrs due to failure of #1 engine. |
No Target Attacked |
| 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 | Christman, Clarence Ray⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Carroll, Robert Stanley⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Dennett, Vern Becker⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Sears, William Herschel⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Gillis, John James⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Detrick, Albert Warren⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Leonard, Robert Alfred⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | McCormack, Walter Steve⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Goubeaux, Jerome John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hill, Carl Victor⇗ | 544 | Aborted |