MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑31 | 48 | 171 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Target Not Found: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bomb Wing on today's mission. The primary target was a ship reported to be at or near the mouth of the River Garonne. However, the target was not seen due to 10/10 cloud cover, while the secondary target was hidden by 8/10 clouds, so the formation returned without attacking. Bombs were mostly jettisoned in the English Channel. Due to weather and fuel shortage, most aircraft landed at other bases. |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37885. Landed at RAF Harwell, Berkshire, with bombs. |
No Target Attacked |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 41‑24560 ⇗ | 544th | SU*A | LITTLE AUDREY |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | McKinney, David Webster⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Owens, John Ralph⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Arnold, Walter Howard⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Harper, William Lester⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |