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: Low Squadron lead; dropped bombs 'a short time after the target, ... regarded as ... jettisoned.' |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
B-17G | 42‑37848 ⇗ | 546th | BK*E | SISSY | Jacobs, Gilbert Oren |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Berbrich, John Martin⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Bailey, William Eugene⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Crown, Richard Keith⇗ | GpHQ | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Moore, Howard Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Kolassa, Edward Leonard⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | Dennison, James Edward⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Peloke, Dale Dean⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Connors, Albert William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Montz, Nemours Albert⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |