| Mission Date | 16 December 1943 |
| VIII Bomber Command Operations | Operations description not yet available. |
| 384th Bomb Group Mission |
384th BG Mission Number 43, VIII BC Mission Number 156
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.
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| Primary Target |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
| Target Attacked (Mode) | Primary (PFF) |
| Sortie/Aircraft Summary |
Completed Mission, not including spares - 17 Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 1 Returned Early - 1 Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed - 2 Aborted - 2 |
| Mission Personnel | Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗ |
| Mission Documents | Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗ |
| Aircraft | Pilot | Results | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41‑24525⇗ | Booska, Maurice Arthur⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at RAF Wyton. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24560⇗ | Jones, William Arch⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37758. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 41‑24578⇗ | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | Returned Early | Turned back over the North Sea (43°46'N,6°55'E) at 1247 hrs; #4 engine leaking oil badly, #3 supercharger inoperative at 20,000 ft, #2 prop ran away (split oil line) and had to be feathered. Attacked target of opportunity. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑3429⇗ | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | Completed Mission | Group lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5404⇗ | Bedsole, Joseph Linyer⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑5444⇗ | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29688⇗ | McDonald, Raymond Leroy⇗ | Completed Mission | Eleven bombs hung up (less than half of bomb load) and were jettisoned in The Wash. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29733⇗ | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | Completed Mission | Crash-landed (overshot) at RAF Coltishall due to battle damage. "The A/C is a total wreck but none of the crew were injured." SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29828⇗ | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Turned back at 1207 hrs over the North Sea (54°45'N,4°20'E) when #4 engine fuel pressure went out. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29927⇗ | Carter, T L (IO)⇗ | Completed Mission | High Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑29935⇗ | MacPhail, Philip Ray⇗ | Aborted Mission After Taking Off. | Group deputy; turned back over Molesworth at 0950 hrs because #1 engine ran very rough and had to be feathered. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31045⇗ | Decker, Charles Edgar⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31211⇗ | Rinne, Austin Dean⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31222⇗ | Moore, Clifford Orville⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑31274⇗ | Allison, Earl Thomas⇗ | Spare, Completed Mission | Flying Spare; joined formation. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37776⇗ | Jeter, Sydney Ryland⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37793⇗ | DeFrees, Norman Francis⇗ | Completed Mission | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37801⇗ | Martin, Rudolph Alfred⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Polebrook. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37816⇗ | Ashcraft, Archie Bertis⇗ | Completed Mission | Low Squadron lead. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37885⇗ | Harvey, Walter Lewis⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑37924⇗ | Stearns, Clarence Grover⇗ | Completed Mission | Landed away at Alconbury SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39784⇗ | Herbert, Joseph Robert⇗ | Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed | SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |
| 42‑39888⇗ | Hines, James Wesley⇗ | Completed Mission | Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29554. Also see comments for aircraft 42‑29688 for this mission. SORTIE REPORT ⇗ |