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 |