| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑09‑09 | 23 | 94 | Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
| Enemy Airfield Devastated: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) contributed 16 aircraft to today's mission, an attack on important airfields located about 60 miles southeast of Calais, France. After making a 360° turn near the Initial Point to clear another group, a visual bomb run was accomplished on the secondary target, with good results. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes | Completed Mission |
Secondary (Visual) Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vitry-en-Artois, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29699 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | OLD BATTLE AXE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Price, William Merriman, III⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Coleman, Lee Browning⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Harvey, Harry Blakely, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Arquette, Leroy Arthur⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Smith, Robert Eugene⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Beaty, Earl Richard⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Griffin, Daniel (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Grant, Ralph Gilbert⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Nelson, Earl James⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leigh, James Carl⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |