| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑12‑31 | 48 | 171 | Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
| Target Not Found: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the low group of the 41st Combat Bomb Wing on today's mission. The primary target was a ship reported to be at or near the mouth of the River Garonne. However, the target was not seen due to 10/10 cloud cover, while the secondary target was hidden by 8/10 clouds, so the formation returned without attacking. Bombs were mostly jettisoned in the English Channel. Due to weather and fuel shortage, most aircraft landed at other bases. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at Kimbolton. |
TOO (Visual) Target: Unidentified Merchant Vessel Type: Transportation None Non-combat sortie |
| 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 | Johnston, Thomas Theadora, Jr⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Maziarka, Stanley Walter⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Ripley, Carlyle David⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Anstead, William Warren⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Porter, Edward Eugene⇗ | 544 | Completed, Uninjured |