SORTIE REPORT #1193
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 Spare, Completed Mission
Comments: Flying spare; joined formation and completed mission, but did not bomb primary target; jettisoned bombs in North Sea.
No Target Attacked
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 42‑37816 545th JD*S BIG STUPE V
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Poole, George Irvin, Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot Butler, Robert Andrew 545 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Kantor, Morris (NMI) 545 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Albertson, Harry Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Flynn, James Edward 545 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Dudley, John Charles 545 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Hoskins, Herman (NMI), Jr 545 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Holland, Edward James 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Hartline, Cleo Julius 545 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Brennan, William Martin 545 Completed, Uninjured
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