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) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Low group, high Squadron deputy. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑5404 ⇗ | 545th | JD*M | THE GEEZIL |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Nelson, Francis Page, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Canziani, Arthur Leonard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Seibel, James Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Mason, Jack Leslie (#2)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Bartholomew, Everett Laverne⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ralph, Robert Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Grimes, Robert Albert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Vezina, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Bishop, J T (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |