| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑13 | 42 | 154 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
| Maximum Effort: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) provided two group formations for today's mission. The A Task Group was the lead group of the 41st Combat Wing, and the B Task Group was the low group of the same Wing. Both groups bombed the primary target using PFF aiming. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Low group. Aborted with low oil pressure in #2 engine, and engine on fire. Jettisoned bombs in North Sea and landed away at Attlebridge. |
N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Small, Herbert William⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Gardner, Sam (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Nagel, Jack Cameron⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Laubenstein, William Frederick⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Clements, William Arlie⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Kaufman, Vernon Herman⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Hougard, Kenneth Nels⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Grimmett, James Harold⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Howell, Roy Foster⇗ | 544 | Aborted |