MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑16 | 43 | 156 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Cloudy Bremen: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. The group bombed the primary target on the wing lead, who was using PFF aiming. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: Group deputy; turned back over Molesworth at 0950 hrs because #1 engine ran very rough and had to be feathered. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17F | 42‑29935 ⇗ | 545th | BK*K | THE CAT'S SASS / PULMADIQUE | Hunter, Jack Walter |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Schock, George William⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Navigator | Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Garrett, James Patrick⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Hawkins, Charles Joseph⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Benker, Patrick Dennis⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Van Gorkom, Lester Wilson⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Mitchell, Charles Floyd⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hamm, Morton Washington⇗ | 546 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Shannon, Lucian Glenroie⇗ | 546 | Aborted |