MISSION DATA: | |||
DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
1943‑12‑20 | 44 | 159 | Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bremen Attacked Visually: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the high group of the 41st Combat Wing on today's mission. Although a smoke screen was generated to hide the city, there was sufficient visibility to drop the bombs using visual aiming with the Norden Bombsight. As a result, 'the bombs landed in the built up areas away from the river.' (PRO Log) |
SORTIE DATA: | ||
COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Capt. Frink lead Squadron leader. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑5838 ⇗ | 547th | SO*P | MAD MONEY II |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Commander | Frink, Horace Everett⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Pilot | Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Brown, Robert E⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Ott, Robert Edward⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Ripley, Seth Thomas⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |