| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑08‑31 | 19 | 88 | Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group had eighteen (18) aircraft airborne as scheduled; take-off time being 1544 o'clock, a delay in take-off resulted as the leader's airplane blew a tail wheel tire in taxiing to take-off position. This group climbed through the overcast and arrived at the rendezvous point on time where it was joined by the other groups. Due to complete cloud coverage [at the primary target], a turn was made to pick out a target of opportunity, unable to do so, this group returned to the home base with their bombs. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low Squadron Lead. Turned back; #1 supercharger disintegrated causing loss in manifold pressure. Individual crew documents indicate that combat credit was given for this sortie. |
No Target Attacked |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 42‑30033 ⇗ | 546th | BK*G | LITTLE AMERICA | Foster, Ewing H |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Kelly, James Henry⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Taylor, Sidney Paul⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Blount, Wilbourne Earl⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Ryberg, John Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Beaupre, Jerome Bernard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Nealis, Leonard Martin Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Lane, Dennis Joseph⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Yaskow, Peter Thomas⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Mizgorski, Aloysius William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Killin, Roland Leroy⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |