| 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) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17F | 41‑24507 ⇗ | 546th | BK*B | YANKEE RAIDER | Kishel, Stanley John |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Higdon, Philip Earl⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Boyce, Ernest Marshall, Jr⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Begab, Meyer (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Johnston, Lawrence Edwin⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Bollinger, Ardell Henry⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Jett, James Loveless⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Humphrey, Edward James⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Parks, Howard David⇗ | 545 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Kelly, Leonard Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |