| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1943‑07‑25 | 10 | 76 | Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
| Smoke Screen Challenges Bombardiers: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as part of the 103rd Combat Wing on today's mission. A flak barrage was thrown up in the target area but caused little damage. However, an estimated 300 enemy fighters attacked the formation in the target area, resulting in many losses for the group. The target partially obscured by smoke screen but the bombardiers were able to see enough ground points to make an effective attack. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17F | 42‑5806 ⇗ | 545th | JD*Z | not known |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Swank, Robert Dale⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Hoffmeyer, William Alfred⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Bolin, Harold Andrew⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Bombardier | Perkins, Newell Edward⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Mattoon, William Earl⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Kosse, Russel Jerome⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Johnson, Carl Benjamin⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | Martin, J D (IO)⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Richey, Charles Virgil⇗ | 545 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Smith, Walter Blaine⇗ | 547 | Completed, Uninjured |