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: Lead group. Aborted with #2 and #4 engines running rough. |
N/A |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17G | 42‑31073 ⇗ | 547th | SO*D | BILLIE-DEL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Co-pilot | Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Navigator | Kazmerski, John Thomas⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Bombardier | Fleenor, Charles Thurman⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Radio Operator | Schwarz, James Cornelius⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Engineer/Top Turret | Wilson, Gerald Eugene⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Ball Turret | Miller, Robert Lee⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Tail Gunner | Taylor, Homer William⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fernandez, Severino Jean⇗ | 547 | Aborted |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Leach, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ | 547 | Aborted |