| 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: Two bombs failed to release due to malfunction, so they were jettisoned in the Channel. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑29703 ⇗ | 544th | SU*E | KATHY JANE |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Robinson, Robert Lawrence⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Baylor, Robert Bledsoe⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Holzbaur, Frederick Morris⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Kramer, Herman Drummond⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Stumpf, Howard Martin⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Hutchison, William Wilds⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Maziarka, Stanley Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ripley, Carlyle David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Porter, Edward Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Johnston, Thomas Theadora, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |