| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑06‑26 | 3 | 68 | Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
| Target Hidden, Bombs Held: The 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) flew as the Low Group of the 103rd Combat Bomb Wing (Provisional) on today's mission, led by Col. Budd J. Peaslee. Although a bombing run was attempted from the planned IP, no bombing reference points in the target area were visible. Adhering to official policy - bombing only positively identified targets of military significance in occupied territory is permitted - bombs were not dropped. A B-17 gunship - known as a YB-40 - supplied by the 92nd BG, flew as #3 in the lead squadron. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Turned back when #3 engine failed off the coast of France. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑30073 ⇗ | 547th | SO*E | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Estes, Thomas Jefferson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Merritt, James Melvin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | DuBois, John Jay⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Davis, David Harold⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Wagner, Fred S⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Cochran, David Leon⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Ursta, George (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | McDuffie, Burton Curtis⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Self, James Melvin, Jr⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | O'Donnell, William John⇗ | 544 | Aborted |