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. |
Primary (Visual) |
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
B-17F | 42‑29828 ⇗ | 545th | JD*C | T.S. |
SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
Pilot | Fioretti, Edward Anthony⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Co-pilot | Briley, Scott Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Navigator | Merlo, Samuel Joseph⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Bombardier | Griffith, Leonard Raymond⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Radio Operator | Sylvia, Joseph Herbert⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Engineer/Top Turret | Stuhl, Walter Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Ball Turret | House, Horace Doster, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Tail Gunner | Day, Huley Newton⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wolfe, Clark Benjamin, Jr⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Wallo, Andrew (NMI)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |