SORTIE REPORT #508
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1943‑09‑03 20 90 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Weather Forces Change: Clouds obscured the primary target and prevented bombing: formation bombed secondary.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: High Squadron lead. A British Army observer and war correspondent, Maj. Anthony Cotterell, flew with this crew.
Secondary (Visual)
Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: St. Andre-de-L'Eure, France
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17F 42‑5843 ⇗ 547th SO*S BLACK GHOST
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Johnson, Merle (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Eudey, William (NMI)⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Bombardier Givens, Paul Steurer⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Perkins, Asbury Lee⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret McLain, Willard Douglas⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Gase, Albert Francis⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗ 547 Completed, Uninjured
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