| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑16 | 43 | 156 | Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
| 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. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Crash-landed (overshot) at RAF Coltishall due to battle damage. "The A/C is a total wreck but none of the crew were injured." |
Primary (PFF) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29733 ⇗ | 544th | SU*D | LOUISIANA PURCHASE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Cosentino, George (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Kass, Robert Hiler⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Beinar, Theophilus Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Malcolm, George Sawyer⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Cason, Alfred Gibbs⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Vorisek, Donald Thomas⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Curtis, William Stanley⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Faust, Glenn Millard⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Stanley, James Farrell⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Butman, Frank Henry⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |