| 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) |
| No | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | N/A |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 41‑24578 ⇗ | 547th | SO*U | OLD RELIABLE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Outen, Charles Levi⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Inman, Loren Alexander⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Wood, Charles Stoddart⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Welch, Gordon Michael⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Hitchcock, Carl Edwin⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Bazhaw, Elbert Lee⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Threet, Elmer Ellwood, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Wheeler, Glenn Preston⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wyman, Donald George⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Emmons, James Vincent⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |