| 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: Low Squadron deputy. Landed away at [unknown location] 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 | 42‑29828 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Q | T.S. |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Riggins, George Clifton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Oppenheimer, Kenneth Harold⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Hern, Wallace Currie⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Jennings, Romulus Call, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Howard, Hiram Glenn⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Milstead, Willard Cleo⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Lindsey, William Howard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fields, James Richard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Oien, Clarence Holger⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |