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. Crash landed in a field near the base due to low fuel. Two crewmembers injured, others safe. |
Primary (PFF) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29529 ⇗ | 545th | JD*U | NORA 2nd |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Poole, George Irvin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Butler, Robert Andrew⇗ | 545 | Wounded |
Navigator | Kantor, Morris (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Filios, Peter Steve⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sigler, Edwin Robert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Mazzaccaro, Augustine Frank⇗ | 545 | Wounded |
Ball Turret | Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Holland, Edward James⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Brennan, William Martin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Hartline, Cleo Julius⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |