| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑06 | 21 | 91 | Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
| Target Of Opportunity Attacked: The 384th Bombardment Group had 21 aircraft airborne as scheduled. From the IP until leaving the target area, there was a complete undercast except for small sparse patches of farmland. This group followed the lead group over the target area twice without dropping the bombs. Bombs were finally dropped on a small town in Germany. Fuel ran short for many aircraft, many landing away at US and RAF airfields. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: High Squadron deputy. Landed away at Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Farm Community Type: Non-Military Location: Unnamed, Germany |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29651 ⇗ | 544th | SU*G | STELLA |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Jacobs, Randolph George Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Boger, Eugene Arthur⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Curtin, John Quinn⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Seibel, James Edward⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cloud, Doy Jennings⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Goetz, Jack Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gorham, Donald Frederick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Compton, Robert Lewis⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Gregori, Aldo Joseph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wager, Lawrence Holmes⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |